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Commissioner Halkiotis said that Cedar Ridge High School is being projected to have <br />900+ students next year. The capacity of this school is 1,000. We need someone on staff that <br />will be analyzing the data all the time and working with the municipalities. <br />Chair Brown said she would be glad to invite Steve Scroggs to a televised meeting. She <br />said that there has always been the element that this is the fastest growing area in the County <br />and it is just the opposite. <br />Commissioner Gordon does not understand the paint and said that it does not matter if it <br />is or is not the fastest growing area as long as there are existing students. <br />John Link said that at the Superintendent/Manager lunch it was mentioned that the plan <br />is for the school system to submit a formal proposal as it relates to the high school. The <br />CHCCS Board is planning to address it on April 10tH <br />Chair Brown said that we definitely should have a public hearing on the siting of a new <br />school. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that she does not remember asking any school system to <br />justify their siting decisions. She asked why we are getting to this degree of specificity of forcing <br />them to give their reasons. This has not been required before. <br />Chair Brown said that her interest is the huge cost differential. There is a sustainable <br />budget for the County and the school system. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to <br />adjourn the meeting at 10:15 p.m. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />Margaret Brown, Chair <br />Donna S. Baker <br />Clerk to the Board <br />