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Residents urge second turf field and press board on construction impacts at school referendum hearing
Summary
Multiple Southbury residents at the hearing urged the board to prioritize a second turf field to reduce canceled practices and support youth athletics; others raised concerns about construction impacts on students, hazardous-material mitigation and site placement near I‑84.
Dozens of residents who spoke during the Regional School District 15 public hearing urged the board to consider athletic facilities and construction impacts as it advances the school-construction referendum.
Jessica Ardis, co-president of the Gainesville PTO, asked directly whether the referendum would create a single large school; officials clarified the proposal on the table is for two separate sites and not a single 'mega school.' "If this is what we're voting on that referendum, that mega school is not happening. Correct?" Ardis asked.
Several speakers asked the board to prioritize a…
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