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Residents raise safety and outreach concerns about proposed Alderete Middle School site

Canutillo Independent School District Board of Trustees · December 17, 2025
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Summary

Residents of the Cimarron Canyon neighborhood told the Canutillo ISD board Dec. 16 they were surprised by a proposed middle school and urged the district to release the traffic study, explain entrance/exit plans and improve community outreach; commenters warned of emergency-access risks given a single primary intersection.

Whitley, a Cimarron Canyon resident, told the Canutillo ISD Board of Trustees on Dec. 16 that neighbors rely on one main intersection for ingress and egress and that proposed student pickup and drop-off near that intersection creates safety and emergency-access concerns.

“Traffic congestion, emergency vehicle access, and school hour backups are not hypothetical concerns for us. They are daily realities,” she said, urging the board to confirm whether traffic…

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