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Resident urges moving planned Fire Station 6 and securing school land amid growth
Summary
A resident asked the Planning Commission to work with the school district to move the planned Fire Station 6 site off the Tara Park Elementary site, suggesting an alternate location near Terra Ranch Park and calling for infrastructure to precede new home construction.
A member of the public urged the commission to press the city and school district to reconsider the proposed site for Fire Station 6 and to ensure school capacity and public infrastructure keep pace with approved residential growth.
Sudhakar Sati (identified on the Zoom comment card) asked the city to consider locating Fire Station 6 near Terra Ranch Park at the intersection of Woodward, McKinley and Galleria Drive instead of beside Tara Park Elementary School. He said the current and planned school site would be insufficient given recent approvals of about 3,400 homes in the last three years and that the school district will need acreage to serve up to 1,600 students. Sati also urged that public infrastructure be built before or concurrent with new housing, estimating substantial permit-fee revenue from homebuilders and asserting that the city is currently collecting infrastructure fees.
Chair Fiore closed public comment after confirming no further speakers were present; no formal commission action was taken on the public comment item during the July 17 meeting.
