Plan Commission approves combined Toki Middle/Orchard Ridge replacement, updates traffic conditions

Sep 1, 2026

The commission approved conditional uses for a combined 204,000‑sq‑ft replacement school at 5606 Russet Road, and accepted late Traffic Engineering revisions that increase the deposit for rapid flashing beacons from $50,000 to $60,000, reduce a sidewalk width from 12 ft to 10 ft, and strike a separate bike‑lane timing condition.

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The Plan Commission approved conditional uses allowing construction of a combined Toki Middle School and Orchard Ridge Elementary School at 5606 Russet Road. Planner Tim Parks outlined a multi‑story, combined facility totaling about 204,000 square feet that will be built while the existing schools remain operational and then be demolished after completion.

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