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Rexburg council approves Gym Prep charter school permit amid traffic concerns
Summary
The Rexburg City Council voted to approve a conditional-use permit for a Gym Prep charter school at 301 S. 12th West on June 25 after lengthy debate about morning and afternoon congestion and a narrow bridge over a canal.
The Rexburg City Council on June 25 approved a conditional-use permit allowing Genpact’s Gym Prep charter school to build at 301 South Twelfth West, despite concerns from nearby residents about traffic and bridge width.
The school’s chief executive, Jason Branson, told the council his organization is “taking every step that we can within the resources that we have to address, traffic mitigation.” He said the schools are publicly funded and “do not have access to local bond and levy dollars.”
The planning and zoning administrator, Alan Parkinson, said the applicant submitted a site plan showing bus and vehicle circulation and that a traffic impact study had been filed and returned to the applicant for clarification. Parkinson described the proposed…
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