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flexible in meeting the needs of the students, parents and neighborhood. Some of the factors examined are listed below. • Allows for greater buffers between the school and the surrounding neighborhoods • Allows for the connector road that would also serve as the main entry point to the site • Places the baseball and softball fields on the Fisher property, reducing the noise issue on Ray Road • Removes the entry road from Smith Level through the Fischer or Minton property, a safety concern. • Reduces the amount of road improvement needed on Smith Level • Creates the possibility of not purchasing the Minton property The selection of this site allows the district to utilize two components of sound school design. The first is the urban school facility. The initial design focuses on a multi-story building with a compressed design to reduce the amount of impervious surface occupied by the building. This building design reduces the building footprint on the site. The second component is the reduction and placement of fields and parking to reduce the impact on the surrounding neighbors while protecting the environment. Parking lot medians will serve as bio-retention areas and will also serve as water storage areas to prevent damaging storm water runoff. The removal of the competition stadium to an off site location is another step in reducing impact on the environment and the neighborhood. Reduced light pollution measures and noise reduction planning will add to the commitment of the District to being a positive force in the neighborhood. The selection of the site with an already existing bus route will also promote public transit use by students, parents and staff. The architects' resources have also been used in developing a preliminary program design. They have been instructed to build a school with a core for 1,000 students and a capacity for 1,000 students. The square footage for that model is approximately 182,710 square feet matching the Orange County construction standards. Project Budget: The total estimate for the project budget is $33,866,931. This is consistent in square footage with the Orange County Construction Standards but the budget is higher by $3,947,191. Land costs and site development costs account for $3,600,890 of that difference. The increase in fees and contingency funds based on site development costs make up the remaining deficit. The initial funding proposal by the County Commissioners included $27,800,000 for the project. The funds were broken down as follows: Bonds for Elementary #10 $12,800,000 Impact Fees, Balance $ 6,200,000 Impact Fees, Budgeted $ 5,100,000 Alternative Financing by County $ 3,700,000 Total $27,800,000 The proposed funding plan included is quite similar to the plan above and is illustrated below.