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Star City Council approves conditional use permit for new Pollard Elementary amid traffic concerns
Summary
After extended public testimony and member debate about traffic and safety, the Star City Council approved a conditional use permit for the West Ada School District’s Pollard Elementary site with conditions tying some measures to Ada County Highway District (ACHD) review.
The Star City Council on Tuesday approved a conditional use permit for a new elementary school on Pollard Lane, moving the project forward despite sustained public concern about traffic and emergency access.
The council’s 3-1 vote followed a public hearing in which neighbors, the school district and design consultants debated pick-up/drop-off routing, a proposed northern access, use of a manual gate to manage flows and the need for ACHD review and potential roadway improvements. Councilman Nielsen cast the lone dissenting vote.
Council members and staff said the city and the applicant had been working with Ada County Highway District on traffic mitigation; ACHD has moved Pollard improvements up in its five-year plan and was asked to review signal and turning-lane needs. Staff recommended and the council included permit conditions requiring the applicant to work with ACHD on traffic mitigation and to provide landscape buffering and a…
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