Deer Run: Surplus School Land Re-use

I have received an email from a concerned Haultain parent.

The email is on the subject of the re-use of the land that was allocated for a proposed school site in Deer Run. At this time there is a lot of speculation and rumour surrounding the proposal and what the city will do with the land. Trying to firm up some things, a quick call to Ald. Fox-Mellway's office confirmed that the process is well under way, with the CBE having already declared some of the land around the Deer Run School to be surplus.

To get all the information, attend the Deer Run AGM this Wednesday October 21st at 7pm in the Deer Run Community Center. A representative from the city is scheduled to be there - Mr. Paul Cochrane with Land Use Policy. I have a call into his office to verify his attendance, I will confirm when/if he calls me back. Here is a link to the documentation on the Deer Run Community website. And here are the two documents sent to me by the Alderman's office. Ald. Linda Fox-Mellway will be in attendance as well.

The second part of this speculation is that if the city allocates the area's new land-use as housing, will there be enough students in the area to justify having three active schools in our area? My gut feeling is that it will have no immediate bearing on the present process but I have contacted CEOPs with that question and am still waiting for an answer. Stay tuned...