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Commissioners, residents raise pickup and parking concerns for Bay High School redesign
Summary
During the May 6 hearing on Bay High School additions, commissioners and a resident questioned how the new entrances and after-hours cafeteria use would affect daily pick-up/drop-off, pedestrian circulation and parking; commissioners asked the applicant to consider wayfinding and future options for parking expansion.
A resident told the commission that beyond morning pick-up and drop-off there will be "additional traffic, and that cafeteria will be used" during after-hours events, asking whether the plan controls circulation for those periods. The comment came during the public hearing on a resubmission for Bay High School at 29230 Wolf Road.
Commissioners acknowledged the concern and said daily pickup and drop-off remained a worry even with the proposed additions. One commissioner said, "I do still have concerns about pick up and drop off, just doing that every day," and the group suggested the design team continue to study pedestrian circulation from farther parking areas. The applicant noted previous incremental parking additions (about 30 spots added two years ago) and flagged the trade-offs between creating more paved parking and pedestrian access.
