The city has extended the public comment period for the Loyal Heights Elementary expansion project. The original deadline for comments related to the environmental checklist was slated for June 15, but after an appeal from locals, has been extended to June 25.
Ballard resident Mark Early attended an informational meeting about the proposal on June 10, and wrote a formal letter to city leaders asking for an extension for locals to review the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) checklist. “Myself and other neighborhood residents feel at least ten more days of open comment until June 25th would be reasonable and appropriate given the scope of this complex multi-year SPS project, its impacts both positive and adverse on the surrounding neighborhood and our community,” Early wrote to Pegi McEnvoy, Seattle School District’s SEPA Official.
Seattle Public Schools wants to double the size of Loyal Heights Elementary School to accommodate expected enrollment increase from 450 to 660 students in the coming years. The plans include a three-story addition onto the original building and modernizing the current structure. The new school building would be approximately 91,000 square-feet over the three floors, according to Seattle Public Schools. Construction for the project is scheduled to begin in August 2016 with demolition and school closure. The construction period is expected to be completed in June 2018, and classes would begin at the school in the fall of 2018.
To review the SEPA checklist provided by the city, click here. To make a comment on the application, email SEPAcomments@seattleschools.org.
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