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Approved 8.6.25 <br /> 220 Michael Fiocco: Good evening. My name is Michael Rocco, and I'm a partner with Civil Consultants, and our firm <br /> 221 has likewise been working with Friends School for the last 30 years, and given our presentation <br /> 222 this evening,we're focusing on a 15-year growth plan. When we approached staff to discuss <br /> 223 methods of how to go about doing that,we were advised, and we agree that the best way to do <br /> 224 that was to consolidate the zoning which is currently split, into a single zoning district, and that that <br /> 225 district be the non-residential conditional district,which would not be subject to SUP,which is a <br /> 226 difficult cumbersome process by which to grow your school,or your land projects. We've <br /> 227 embraced that and have put together the package for you tonight with all the conditions that we <br /> 228 developed through working with staff, and we would be thankful, and ask for your positive <br /> 229 recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners, and we can take any questions that you <br /> 230 have. <br /> 231 <br /> 232 Lamar Proctor: All right thank you. I'll start down here. Meg, any questions? <br /> 233 <br /> 234 Meg Millard: Okay. I guess first I'm supposed to disclose that I am a former Friends School student myself, <br /> 235 went there in the'60s, and both my kids went there, and my niece, and my sister,and my brother, <br /> 236 but nobody's going there right now. I do have one question,the second entrance. Would that run <br /> 237 a road straight back to the new high school? Is that the idea to have high school traffic enter one <br /> 238 way. <br /> 239 <br /> 240 Ellen Weinstein: Yes. So,where the arrow is at the bottom,the grey line, there's a gravel road there now. It's a <br /> 241 service road. It would be improved, and that road heads north, and then it curves, and it will be <br /> 242 access for upper school students, and potentially also for the early school,so splitting drop-off, <br /> 243 and pick up. <br /> 244 <br /> 245 Meg Millard: And where are the closest houses? How would they be impacted, the neighbors. <br /> 246 <br /> 247 Ellen Weinstein: Well right now everyone comes off of Friends School Road,and this actually splits almost 50/50, <br /> 248 the number of folks entering. <br /> 249 <br /> 250 Meg Millard: Okay. <br /> 251 <br /> 252 Michael Fiocco: All right,thank you, that's state, and let me just mention,that that it is an existing gravel road <br /> 253 today, and in working with the fire department,they're looking for a more durable surface,so that's <br /> 254 where the pavement comes in. <br /> 255 <br /> 256 Lamar Proctor: Steve, you got any questions? <br /> 257 <br /> 258 Steve Kaufmann: I'm going to pass right now. <br /> 259 <br /> 260 Lamar Proctor: All right. Whitney? <br /> 261 <br /> 262 Whitney Watson: I have one question. I noticed that you held a neighborhood information meeting. Could you <br /> 263 share the results, the comments,the kinds of questions that came up at that meeting? <br /> 264 <br /> 265 Chris Johnston: I'd like to second that. <br /> 266 <br /> 267 Michael Fiocco: It was a very positive meeting, and the one comment that we took away was concerns about <br /> 268 lighting. <br /> 269 <br /> 270 Whitney Watson: Light? <br /> 271 <br /> 272 Michael Fiocco: Yes, lightning. <br /> 273 <br />