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Susana Barrios
From:Cecilia Flores <ceciliaflores982@yahoo.com>
Sent:Tuesday, June
To:Public Comment
Subject:\[EXTERNAL\] ATTENTION: MAYOR AITKEN AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
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Dear Mayor Aitken, and Council Members
RE: PROJECT DE2021-00218 PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 2780 E. WAGNER, COVE CHURCH
The residents at the Cove Neighborhood work hard to make certain that their neighborhood continues to be a
safe place to bring up their families.
As you are aware, a Charter School wants to open where a Church resides, at 2780 E. Wagner. It proposes to
change the land use from a church to a TK - 8th grade Charter School with an enrollment of 480 students
plus staff; they also intend to add a two story building to the lot.
I was informed by residents that this type of project was proposed to the city in the past, so I brought this
question to the Planning Department.
I was informed by Planning that there were two request made in the past, and both were denied as outlined
below:
Cup No. 1661 on November 8, 1976 - was denied by the Planning Commission to permit a private school with
a maximum enrollment of 140 students. The decision was appealed to the City Council who in turn also denied
the use.
CUP NO. 2347 on July 12,1982 - was denied by Planning Commission
To retain and expand an existing private day school (PreK to K) and a maximum enrollment of 300 students
grades 1-12.The decision was appealed to the City Council who in turn also denied the use.
The reasons stem from the fact that the lot was too small and narrow for the amount of students requesting,
development of structures, parking, and not enough land for playground use to accommodate a school. That
the school would be intrusive to the neighborhood, community and the city. That the project would be
detrimental to the adjacent single family residential properties and that the project would substantially increase
the noise level and traffic. That the Church property backed up to 9 homes and the development of the School
had not considered the peace, health, safety and welfare of the people who reside in those homes.
This time a Charter School wants to change the use and have an enrollment of 480 students and the capacity
to expand, almost doubling the enrollment of the previous projects.
The area has grown since 1982. Development of homes and apartments have been added , two to three
schools have been built in the area, a walking trail has been added and the city is proposing to expand the trail,
bringing more traffic, parking problems, and noise levels up. Even the traffic on the freeway has gone up. With
no consideration of the residents, especially those that back up to the property.
With the records showing that the City agreed twice in the past that the area at 2780 E. Wagner, was not
a good location for a school, the Cove Residents hope this motion takes precedence and that the decision
continues to hold that the location is not a safe place for a school.
Thank you.
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Cecilia Flores
Resident
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