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Comparative AnalysisTwo Potential Sites for a New High School
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Purpose of Focus Group
To gather input to guide the School Board in making a decision regarding the location of a new Woodland High School.
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Process of Focus Group
The Charrette Protocol
1. Detailed Introduction of the Problem
2. Focusing Questions: “Ask & Answer”
3. Conversation on the Problem4. Debriefing: “What we heard”
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The Problem
The School Board must decide where to locate a new Woodland High School.
There are two viable options.
The Board desires community input to help them decide.
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Dike Access RoadExisting Campus
Two Options…
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Existing Campus
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Dike Access Road
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Zoning and Regulatory Constraints
• Each site will be exposed to the normal regulatory agency oversight.
• The Dike Access Road site will have the additional scrutiny of the Corps of Engineers and Department of Ecology because of wetlands on the premises.
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Geotechnical Conditions
• Both sites have less than optimal soils.
• The Dike Access Road site will probably require surcharging and mass grading that the existing campus may not.
• Further investigation will be needed during the design process.
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Wetlands
• Wetlands cover 4.97 acres plus buffers on the Dike Access Road site. They must be built around or mitigated off-site.– Off-site mitigation will increase costs.– On-site mitigation limits available land for
future expansion
• The existing campus appears to have no such constraints.
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Utility Infrastructure
• Each site will require the extension of existing utility lines including water & electricity.
• Initial conversations with city officials indicate the Dike Access Road site may be more costly because of the off-site utility construction.
• The existing campus may require the replacement of one or two existing sanitary sewer pump stations.
• The Dike Access Road site may be more conducive to sharing utility costs with development on adjacent properties.
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Roads, Parking and Traffic
• The Dike Access Road site will require more extensive off-site road and frontage improvements than the existing campus.
• The Dike Access Road site allows for the possibility of sharing some costs with neighboring properties that are also under construction.
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Reuse of Existing Facilities
• Building on the existing campus will allow for the option to reuse certain existing facilities such as the performing arts center, track, fields and parking.
• Building on the Dike Access Road site will allow for the continued use of the existing student transportation (school bus) facility.
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Future Construction Expansion
• The Dike Access Road site offers the possibility of expansion in the future for additional buildings such as a new stadium.
• Building on the existing site will limit the opportunities for future expansion as Woodland schools grow.
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Site Planning Constraints
• The primary planning constraints at the Dike Access Road site are related to the mitigation of wetlands and poor soil conditions.
• The primary planning constraints at the existing campus are related to the relocation and building of a new transportation center.
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Projected Development Schedule
• The development of a new high school on the Dike Access Road site would take approximately 48 months; 6 months longer than the existing site due to the wetlands entitlement process and site surcharging requirements.
• Development on the existing campus would take approximately 42 months
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Operating Considerations
• Building on the existing campus would require no modifications to the current transportation system or school bell schedules.
• Building on the Dike Access Road Site would require one of two primary options, both generate additional operating costs:– Modification of bell schedules to allow busses to
route from the current campus.
– A two-tier bus schedule, where busses run one route for primary and middle School Students and one route for intermediate school and high school students.
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Current Site Dike Access Road Site
(In millions)
Basic Construction Cost: $ 43.0 $ 45.5
Grading, soils, wetlands: $ 0.0 $ 2.0
Stadium Upgrades/Options: $ 3.0 $ 0.95
Offsite Improvements: $ 1.4 $ 2.25
Rebuild Transportation Center: $ 1.9 $ 0.0Improvements to existing middle/high school facilities:
$ 1.5 $ 1.5
Development Costs: $18.0 $ 18.75
Less estimated state funding: ($ 13.0) ($ 13.0)
Estimated Local Cost: $55.8 $ 57.95
Cost Comparison