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Coronado Village residents urge Judson ISD not to repurpose Coronado Village Elementary without community input
Summary
Multiple Coronado Village residents asked Universal City Council to request the Judson Independent School District to hold community meetings and reconsider plans to repurpose Coronado Village Elementary for an alternative education program; city officials said the city lacks jurisdiction over school property but encouraged residents to attend Jud
Several Coronado Village residents used the public-comment period to urge the city and the Judson Independent School District (JISD) to involve the neighborhood before repurposing Coronado Village Elementary.
Elizabeth Parker, who said she lives at 111 Malaga Circle, told council she had reviewed JISD materials about options to repurpose the school and said an alternative education program (JCARE) currently located in Converse is not appropriate adjacent to Coronado Village residences. “This program is not appropriate in Coronado Village with 30-plus residences on all sides,” Parker said, asking the city to add discussion of the issue to a council agenda so residents’ concerns are heard.
Other nearby residents — Robert Whiting and James Talley — echoed Parker’s concerns, citing property values and neighborhood safety. Whiting said he had owned his home in Coronado Village for 10 years and cited a worry about potential crime and property-value impacts. Talley said he agreed with Parker and Whiting and told council he feared the school’s repurposing would harm neighborhood quality.
City staff and the mayor replied that the city does not have jurisdiction over school district property and cannot direct school land use, and encouraged residents to attend Judson ISD meetings and provide comment to the school board. Staff highlighted two upcoming Judson meetings noted by speakers: a Judson Board meeting on Feb. 20 and a Judson Administration Growth and Repurposing meeting on Feb. 24 in the Coronado Village Elementary cafeteria. City officials said they would notify residents about meetings and suggested the best recourse is direct engagement with the school board, while the council said it would consider framing its concerns to JISD.
The discussion closed with council advising residents to contact school-board members and attend district meetings, and with a city suggestion to coordinate a joint council statement or invitation to JISD to discuss community concerns at a future council meeting.
