Update on land swap

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By Zach Manges

The debate over the proposed maintenance facility at the newly traded County Road 875 site may finally reach a conclusion at the June 9th public Board of School Trustees meeting.

Cobblestone residents previously raised concerns about loss of property value and general safety if the facility were to be built at the April 14th meeting.  As a result, superintendent Dr. Scott Robison sent out a bulletin detailing the exploration of alternate options to construction on the site.

Several developments have taken place since the April 14 school boardmeeting where residents’ concerns were publicized.  Most prominent from Robison himself has said that he will not be recommending the location across the road from the addition to 875 as the optimal site to build the facility. He told this to association leader Oscar Perez of the Gardens at Cobblestone Lakes addition.

“I have driven the site with some board members, and there was very keen listening, attention, and digestion of Cobblestone speakers at the April 14 meeting. This option is not on my radar any longer,” Robison said.

Additionally, three other potential but less cost-effective sites have been vetted out for building.  Other options being considered include seeking to separate the mandate to actually build on the 875 campus and finding ways to reduce the maintenance facility’s footprint.

The post-April 14 meeting update also included a comparison to the Carmel Clay Schools maintenance facilities, which both have multiple functions and are within close range of residential areas and function effectively for the schools they administer to without causing additional safety problems or loss of property value.

Though the matter may not be definitively closed at the June 9 meeting, Robison was confident that more substantive answers regarding the final location of the facility and possibilities regarding splitting its functions will be made publicly available.

To read an FAQ on the school district’s main website visit this link:

http://www.zcs.k12.in.us/sites/default/files/Documents/SchoolBoard/FAQ_maintenancefacility.pdf


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