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Yorkville school CFO warns Montgomery trustees of classroom strain as housing grows
Summary
Yorkville School District officials told Montgomery trustees the district has tripled since 2002, faces full classrooms at Bristol Bay Elementary and projects roughly 800 new students over five years tied to recent and proposed housing growth, and asked to be included earlier in development planning.
Craig Wesley, assistant superintendent for business services and chief financial officer for Yorkville School District, told the Village of Montgomery Board on Monday that rapid housing growth is straining district facilities and that the district is seeking a proactive partnership with the village.
Wesley said Yorkville’s student population has grown from roughly 2,400 in 2002 to about 7,200 now, that Bristol Bay Elementary is “already maxed out,” and that a demographer’s…
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