I have lived in two neighborhoods where they have built schools too. All good experiences. The las neighborhood the school bought 100 acres and built three schools Elem, JR HiGH AND HIGH SCHOOL.
There were obviously some who did not want the schools. But there was Public review, and because of that review, plans were altered to address concerns in the best was possible, mostly concerning traffic.

Here, in this case, there is no public review.

Strictly at the Whim of a DEVELOPER. Who is in it for nothing but the profit.

Am I not entitled to some protection as a property owner, of having the expectation of maintaining the essence of what I purchased be it a monetary or some other intangible value. Is that not why we have Zoning laws and public hearings. So that there is some sort of checks and balances.

In this case that has been thrown out the window.

Charter schools have been given that power.
Public Schools don't have that Power.

A power worse than Iminent Domain, because at least there is still public Notice, hearings, and elected officials giving some sort of oversight.

The schools I mentioned were Charter Schools. They came in just like the one you are taking about... quietly. When a Doctor found out what was moving in next door to him he attempted to buy the land, he didn't have enough money. The second one moved its location because one person help them purchase land they felt was better for the school (in someone elses neighborhood). The home I sold for a huge profit AFTER the school was built, was next to farm land. I bought it, because I liked the farm land and I knew the owner was not selling in his lifetime. We felt protected. The city used Eminent Domain to make a street though his property. No more farm land next door. We sold our home to find a new one with farm land next door. Be grateful it's not a discount store like we will be having soon or worse... you could have an accused drug dealer/child molestor move in next door and you could do NOTHING about it. Try to work with the school and city to make the situation better for everyone. Oh and Developers ARE in it for a profit. DUH!

DUH?
Developers (private for profit entities) typically have to abide by established zoning and planning.
When their plans call for something different, there is what is called PUBLIC HEARINGS.

Certain developers have found this niche where they don't have to abide by these principles, they are above the law, and they know it. They have gaurenteed profits and in many cases lease back the buildings to the taxpayers who just paid to have it built. What a racket.
Of course its all in the name of children, community and schools.

It's tad amount to buying a new truck to meet the needs and lifstyle of your family, a group comes in the next day replaces the hood with a low profile pink pokadot one and the engine with one from a toyota prius. Because it's good for the enviroment and you'll get used to it.
This is about the right of the property owners being violated. Because There is no public review, representative or otherwise. Someone has signed our rights away to a special interest group.
and made them above the law.
There is already a school at every exit from our little neighborhood including a charter school

It is NOT about being in the neighborhood. It is the location in the neighborhood.
LOCATION.

Again, a special intrest group with an above the law attitude, and the ability to ignore it completely.

It is wrong in my neighborhood, and it is wrong in your neighborhood.

Just because you have been given the right and power to do something... Doesn't all ways make it the right thing to do. Then to be sneaky, and deceptive about it, certainly removes any trust of good citizenship.

I understand the argument about the competition for land, and the need for some immunity. But, again for any special intrest group to have such power over virtually an entire community, much less any one individual without some type of review is UN-AMERICAN. I would go so far as to say unconstitutional. Equal Protection.
Expectation of what I bought is what I get.
We are all intelligent enough to understand and wrap our arms around change and growth. There must be order. There must be rules that level the playing field.

I don't understand how you can call a school a special interest group. You are talking about education. That hardly qualifies as "special interest".

The only thing I don't understand from the article is whether the School is being built on land that it took from someone using eminent domain or if it is land that was paid for fairly.

If the school is being built on land that was fairly purchased then it is in no way Un-American or Un-Constitutional for them to use their property in the way they see fit. I don't consult my neighbors with how I use my land and NOBODY should have to either.

If the land was fairly purchased and all laws were followed regarding the building of a school, the JUST SHUT-UP about you not being able to have your say on its location. If you wanted to have a say it what that land was used for then you should have bought it. You may have purchased your land to be in a quiet neighborhood, but so what. I grew up in Bluffdale and loved it because the whole city was small. But I didn't complain when they built that "quiet neighborhood" that helped change the town I loved; I didn't complain because I didn't OWN a right to it.

The school is being built on land that has been fairly purchased from a private seller and all of the laws were followed. There are no "rights" being violated whatsoever.

I love that schools are built in neighborhoods and I would welcome this school to mine. Nothing promotes a sense of community and family environment better than a school. Every school has traffic. I'd rather put up with traffic for 2 short periods a day than to have something very undesirable go there in its place.

I just don't see the reason for the mass hysteria.

Providence Hall is going to be a great charter school and we are so excited they decited to move to our neighborhood in Herriman.

Bluffdale can keep all of its flys, horsecrap, blue tarps and junked out cars in their backyards. Herriman will gladly accept their land that will bring commercial businesses, schools and other amenities. Keep it up and your city will be the butt of jokes throughout the state...oh wait, you already are!

The new school looks great! We're glad there is an alternative to the public school system in this area