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District rejects 525 West Howard site for Early Childhood Learning Center after hazard assessment
Summary
Operations staff presented an independent risk/hazard assessment finding multiple hazards—rail corridor proximity, high‑voltage transmission, nearby gas station, and historic groundwater PCE detections—that make 525 West Howard Avenue unsuitable for a first‑to‑four early childhood learning center; the district will not pursue conversion.
City Schools of Decatur staff told the board on March 10 that 525 West Howard Avenue (the "Solshine" property) is not a suitable site for the district’s proposed Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC) after a third‑party risk and hazard assessment.
The assessment, commissioned by the district and performed by a firm engaged for site screening, identified several hazards and constraints in close proximity to the site: a railroad corridor about 160 feet from the property, a 115‑kilovolt (or greater) transmission line within 300 feet, a gasoline station roughly 250 feet away, and historic detections of…
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