Lehi residents urge fast track for Cold Springs Elementary during boundary hearing
Summary
During a public hearing on boundary adjustments affecting Lehi‑area elementary schools, multiple residents and a PTA leader told the board schools are overcrowded, asked the board to approve Option A, and urged rapid construction of Cold Springs Elementary to avoid repeated moves for students.
The Alpine School District board held a public hearing on proposed boundary adjustments for Lehi‑area elementary schools and heard multiple residents urge the board to approve Option A and expedite construction of Cold Springs Elementary to relieve overcrowded schools.
Becca Jane Waite, who works at and lives in the Northpointe Elementary boundary, said the school is "so overcrowded" and urged the district to approve Option A and to "fast track" Cold Springs Elementary so the new building can help ease pressure on classrooms and parking.
The PTA president at Northpointe, Jana Lee Furness, described repeated boundary moves for some neighborhoods and called for the new elementary to break ground quickly and open by 2027 if possible; she asked that students who will eventually attend Cold Springs be allowed to remain at their current schools until the new building opens so they move only once.
Paul Jones and Candice Jones, both Northpointe residents, emphasized instructional loss from overcrowding and gave site‑specific counts (Candice said Northpointe was at 1,124; River Rock 916; Snow Springs 719), noting trailers and canceled parent events as impacts on student experience.
The board followed its published hearing rules: a sign‑in sheet, a three‑minute speaking limit and an option to submit written comments. The board chair closed the hearing after public comments and reopened the regular meeting.
No formal board decision on boundary changes was recorded at the meeting; the hearing gathered public input for the board’s ongoing boundary process and for consideration by staff and future board action.
