CCSD Cherry Creek School Campus proposed rebuild project
I recently read the report in the Villager news letter from July 2024 and wanted to express my concerns over the proposed rebuilding/relocation changes that CCSD has placed on the table:
The proposed project rearranges the entire layout (excluding stutter bowl and bus facility) of the campus which has been in place since 1955.
Just because the property is 50/70 years old-per the villager article (it’s only 68 years old)? The current buildings are all brick, and should last hundreds of years like all of our homes and other buildings and structures.
The relocation of the elementary school to the practice track area will affect all of the homeowners of the Cherry Creek Village South Community.
The Community has approximately 180 homes that will be impacted by the proposed location change to the practice track area. The 17 homes located along the practice track will be directly affected.
This will take away the open space that has been in place since the homes were built and partly why they were bought. The loss of open space and increased noise to the adjacent homes will decrease the value of these properties which in turn will affect all home prices in the South Village.
CCSD has never engaged in any form that I’m aware of with the homeowners in the South Village for the proposed rebuild.
The impact of this project does not affect any other properties surrounding the campus due to separations. Only the South Village will feel the negative effects.
I hope that the city will support the concerns for the South Village and not allow the relocation of structures to impact the citizens homes that have been in the city for as long as the campus has.
CCSD quest to increase mill levy and taxes “again” in my opinion is due to poor management of the properties. Both the taxes and management are another concern for the citizens, but not an item to address in this correspondence.
This is about our Community, our Citizens and the Home Values in Cherry Creek Village South.
Scott Hare