2 - Southpoint Sun
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
New K-12 school gets site plan approval
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KINGSVILLE — The new K-12 school opened up the plan for public input. According to Kingsville’s Manager of in Kingsville has received the green light, as Kingsville Council approved Planning Services, most of the concerns the Site Plan for the 138,000 square foot centered around increased traffic and air pollution with idling buses at the school. building. “We believe the traffic concerns will Construction is expected to take about be addressed by the realign18 months and is expected to ment of Jasperson and the begin soon. “Get this The school will replace the school built.” staggered dismissal times at the school,” said Brown. “As existing Kingsville High School, — Larry for the idling buses, we’ve as well as Jack Miner Public Patterson verified that the buses are not School and Kingsville Public allowed to be kept running School. It will also take on secwhile waiting for students.” ondary school students from The 25 acre property will eventually the Harrow area. The school will be a mixed, two sto- include sports fields and a track, but rey and single storey building, situated they are not included in the initial phase on 25 acres at 1620 Jasperson Drive, just of the construction. south of the Kingsville baseball diaCouncillor Larry Patterson was the monds and soccer fields. first to comment, saying, “Let’s move Plans have been in the works for five the recommendation and get this school years and council was relieved to get the built.” site plan for approval. After some discussion about the plan The Greater Essex County District itself, council voted unanimously to School Board received about 70 pages approve it, paving the way for the new of emails and 100 phone calls when they school to be built.
Jasperson tender approved KINGSVILLE — Phase 3 of the reconstruction of Jasperson Drive will begin soon as J&J Lapera has been awarded the $1.3 million contract for the project. The tender includes new asphalt, replacement of watermain, additional street lighting, an asphalt multi-use
pathway on the west side of Jasperson and a concrete sidewalk on the east side. Phase 3 runs from Peachwood out to Main Street East. The construction will begin soon to make way for the building of the new K-12 school on Jasperson Drive.
