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Lamar CISD trustees approve moving Elementary School 37 to Tamarind West, keep $10 million for Peak/Beach Nut site work
Summary
After months of discussion and public forums, the Lamar Consolidated ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to relocate Elementary School 37 to the Tamarind West neighborhood, hold $10 million for land development at the Peak and Beech Nut site, and authorize contract negotiations for construction.
The Lamar Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously March 18 to relocate Elementary School 37 to the Tamarind West neighborhood and to retain $10 million of the district’s funds for land development at the Peak and Beech Nut site.
The decision matters because the district has faced rapid enrollment growth in several neighborhoods and options under consideration balanced near-term capacity needs, site infrastructure constraints and long-term community development. Trustees were deciding whether to delay the Peak and Beech Nut school, keep the school there but add portables at nearby campuses, or move the building to an already-served neighborhood where roads and utilities are in place.
District staff presented three options. Option 1 would keep School 37 at Peak and Beech Nut and add portables at Melton, Haygood and Randall elementary campuses at an estimated cost of $4.5 million from 2020 bond available savings. Option 2 would keep…
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