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High school to be built on National Conference Center site Tuesday, Sep. 20 by Crystal Owens | 30 comments | Email this story 18Loudoun supervisors on Sept. 19 unanimously voted to approve a new high school to be built on a 46 acre property on the Nationa
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Date: September 26, 2011 10:13AM
High school to be built on National Conference Center site
Tuesday, Sep. 20 by Crystal Owens
http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/high_school_to_be_built_on_national_conference_center_site898/
Loudoun supervisors on Sept. 19 unanimously voted to approve a new high school to be built on a 46 acre property on the National Conference Center.
The county will purchase the site for the contract price of $20 million.
The vote came after two executive sessions and much debate among the community. A second site on the Lexington Seven property off Route 7 was also being considered for the new high school, known as HS-8.
“HS-8 needs to stay on track. This is the right place to put it,” said Supervisor Lori Waters (R-Broad Run).
The school is the final piece of a “three-school solution” for Ashburn to relieve overcrowding that continues to plague the county as a whole as 3,000 new students enter the school system each year.
The high school will be included in a $172.6 million bond referendum voters will cast ballots for on Nov. 8.
If approved, $169.6 million of the money would go to finance the construction and equipping of the new Moorefield Station Elementary School (ES-16) for $22.83 million; the Ashburn Area Elementary School (ES-22) for $22.83 million; the new Ashburn Area Middle School (MS-6) for $39.38 million; the new Ashburn Area High School (HS-8) for $81 million; and $3.57 million worth of renovations for Park View High School.
Three million of the $172.6 million will pay for fire-rescue equipment.
Lexington Seven officials on Sept. 19 said there were disappointed in the board’s decision.
“While we respect the Board of Supervisor’s decision to move forward on a contract with NCC, we will of course be open to discussing the Lexington Seven property with them and the school system in the future should the need arise, as it may. We firmly believe that Lexington Seven offers the students and taxpayers of Loudoun County the fastest and most cost-effective alternative for HS-8,” Kenneth McVearry, regional director and associate partner of Capital Associates said in a statement.
The location for the high school has been a hot button issue for residents of the area, with half supporting the National Conference Center site and others for the Lexington Seven site.
But supervisors said the National Conference Center site was the best fit for the community’s needs.
“This is about putting our children in a school they need, it’s not about making a profit and sometimes that drives you in directions that forces you decide between risking some money and doing what’s right for the families you serve,” Supervisor Stevens Miller (D-Dulles) said.
County leaders are hoping HS-8 will open by 2015.
The NCC site is located on Upper Belmont Ridge Road and will consist of 12 acres removed from the Lansdowne Sports Park, another 18 acres will be removed from the Belmont Ridge Middle School site and the National Conference Center will lose 28 acres of land. Belmont Ridge Middle would also lose the use of their athletic fields during construction.
The school will accommodate 1,600 students.
According to Loudoun County Public Schools records, there is space to accommodate 400 parking spaces under the existing plans, however, a two level parking structure would have to be built to accommodate an additional 300 spaces.
Surrounding roads will need to be widened and several intersections will need to be modified to accommodate traffic.
“We don’t make this decision in a vacuum. We have talked about this for years. We have worked on this issue for years. We have looked at options and options and options and I believe as well the majority on this board that the National Conference Center site is the right school at the right location and the right time,” said Vice-Chairman Susan Klimek Buckley (D-Sugarland Run).
County staff will spend the next 120 days researching the site further and working to perfect the design of the school.
A public hearing will be held before final approval is given to the project.
Tuesday, Sep. 20 by Crystal Owens
http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/high_school_to_be_built_on_national_conference_center_site898/
Loudoun supervisors on Sept. 19 unanimously voted to approve a new high school to be built on a 46 acre property on the National Conference Center.
The county will purchase the site for the contract price of $20 million.
The vote came after two executive sessions and much debate among the community. A second site on the Lexington Seven property off Route 7 was also being considered for the new high school, known as HS-8.
“HS-8 needs to stay on track. This is the right place to put it,” said Supervisor Lori Waters (R-Broad Run).
The school is the final piece of a “three-school solution” for Ashburn to relieve overcrowding that continues to plague the county as a whole as 3,000 new students enter the school system each year.
The high school will be included in a $172.6 million bond referendum voters will cast ballots for on Nov. 8.
If approved, $169.6 million of the money would go to finance the construction and equipping of the new Moorefield Station Elementary School (ES-16) for $22.83 million; the Ashburn Area Elementary School (ES-22) for $22.83 million; the new Ashburn Area Middle School (MS-6) for $39.38 million; the new Ashburn Area High School (HS-8) for $81 million; and $3.57 million worth of renovations for Park View High School.
Three million of the $172.6 million will pay for fire-rescue equipment.
Lexington Seven officials on Sept. 19 said there were disappointed in the board’s decision.
“While we respect the Board of Supervisor’s decision to move forward on a contract with NCC, we will of course be open to discussing the Lexington Seven property with them and the school system in the future should the need arise, as it may. We firmly believe that Lexington Seven offers the students and taxpayers of Loudoun County the fastest and most cost-effective alternative for HS-8,” Kenneth McVearry, regional director and associate partner of Capital Associates said in a statement.
The location for the high school has been a hot button issue for residents of the area, with half supporting the National Conference Center site and others for the Lexington Seven site.
But supervisors said the National Conference Center site was the best fit for the community’s needs.
“This is about putting our children in a school they need, it’s not about making a profit and sometimes that drives you in directions that forces you decide between risking some money and doing what’s right for the families you serve,” Supervisor Stevens Miller (D-Dulles) said.
County leaders are hoping HS-8 will open by 2015.
The NCC site is located on Upper Belmont Ridge Road and will consist of 12 acres removed from the Lansdowne Sports Park, another 18 acres will be removed from the Belmont Ridge Middle School site and the National Conference Center will lose 28 acres of land. Belmont Ridge Middle would also lose the use of their athletic fields during construction.
The school will accommodate 1,600 students.
According to Loudoun County Public Schools records, there is space to accommodate 400 parking spaces under the existing plans, however, a two level parking structure would have to be built to accommodate an additional 300 spaces.
Surrounding roads will need to be widened and several intersections will need to be modified to accommodate traffic.
“We don’t make this decision in a vacuum. We have talked about this for years. We have worked on this issue for years. We have looked at options and options and options and I believe as well the majority on this board that the National Conference Center site is the right school at the right location and the right time,” said Vice-Chairman Susan Klimek Buckley (D-Sugarland Run).
County staff will spend the next 120 days researching the site further and working to perfect the design of the school.
A public hearing will be held before final approval is given to the project.
Re: High school to be built on National Conference Center site Tuesday, Sep. 20 by Crystal Owens | 30 comments | Email this story 18Loudoun supervisors on Sept. 19 unanimously voted to approve a new high school to be built on a 46 acre property on the Nat
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Date: September 30, 2011 07:01AM
Another school?