Resident Deb kti urges board to address drainage, traffic and variance concerns for proposed high-school expansion

Deb kti, who gave an address of 234 South Chicoy Road, used the public-comment period to press the board for details about the proposed high school expansion, focusing on stormwater, traffic and permitting. "I would like to know if you're going to add more water to me because I've already had a lot of problems," she said, describing multiple stormwater openings behind properties that drain across her lot.

She said the academic portion of the planned high school appears to be three stories and asked whether that design would require a variance, and if a variance is not granted how that would affect costs and classroom placement. She also asked whether traffic studies and mitigation plans for the project have been completed, citing current traffic conditions near her street.

Deb raised downstream impacts, saying water from the area flows into nearby Walden and that changes there included new retention basins built without reference to the current proposed construction. "I will be looking again and looking for that information because those are very, very important," she said, asking whether retention or detention basins appear in the district’s drawings.

She also noted the levy tied to the project runs for 37 years and said that it will be paid by future children and grandchildren of current voters, asking the board to clarify the levy term to voters. The board acknowledged her comments and said someone would follow up after the meeting.

Why it matters: The questions touch on permitting, neighborhood flooding risk, traffic safety and long-term tax commitments; the board and district administration are responsible for clarifying technical studies and the project’s permitting needs before the issue goes to the electorate or moves forward in design.