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Lemon Tree Request

On March 25, 2008, residents of Lemon Tree raised concerns during a meeting regarding their rezoning to Lovejoy Elementary. Key issues discussed included unacceptable increased commute times and the safety of routes, particularly on Country Club Road, where accidents had been reported. Residents also noted that students may face longer bus rides, with preliminary estimates indicating up to 45 minutes on some routes. Despite these concerns, the administration recommended denial of the request for a waiver on proposed boundaries to maintain enrollment balance until the new elementary school opens.

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Lemon Tree Request

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  1. Lemon Tree Request March 25, 2008

  2. Lemon Tree Request • Invited the residents to a meeting on 2.27.08 • Explained the rationale for boundaries • Listened to residents’ concerns and agreed to do some additional analysis • Explained the importance of finding unique circumstances that placed Lemon Tree in a different category than other rezoned areas

  3. Lemon Tree Concerns • The increased travel time to Lovejoy Elementary is unacceptable • To Hart—2 minutes, 44 seconds • To Lovejoy on CC—4minutes, 30 seconds • To Lovejoy on Rock Ridge—5 minutes, 25 seconds • 8 am commutes: • Hart—3minutes • Lovejoy on CC—4 minutes, 0 seconds • Lovejoy on RR—6 minutes, 0 seconds

  4. Commute Time Comparisons • Bellegrove additional time is 3 minutes, 45 seconds • Thompson Springs additional time is 3 minutes, 19 seconds Rezoning has created slight increases in commute times.

  5. Lemon Tree Concern • Country Club is an unsafe route that the Lemon Tree residents must use to drive to Lovejoy Elementary • According to the CCSO, there have been 4 wrecks on Country Club Road this school year and all have occurred at the intersection of CC and Estates Parkway

  6. Lemon Tree Concern • Because the Lemon Tree students are on the southern perimeter of the Lovejoy Elementary attendance zone, the students would spend additional time on the bus.( up to 45 minutes) • Bus ride times should fall as our elementary bus students will be divided into 3 groups instead of 2. Preliminary route that would include Lemon Tree would have a total ride time of 27 minutes

  7. Lemon Tree Concern • The demographer’s data is invalid because of the upcoming home rule charter election. • Checking with the demographer, she stated that the potential home rule election was taken into account. Furthermore, this election will have little or no effect on the 5-year projection

  8. Summary • Rezoning is a challenge. It is a good thing that people do not want to change campuses • The increased commute times for Lemon Tree are small and in line with the rest of the district • The accident data from CCSO does not indicate an increased risk in the drive to Lovejoy Elementary • The demographer did take into account the home rule charter election • The ride time on buses should decrease for the 2008-09 school year

  9. Lemon Tree Recommendation • In order to preserve the integrity of the rezoning process and to provide balance of enrollment until the opening of Elementary #4, the administration recommends denial of the request for waiver of proposed boundaries

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