Newark Unified School District considering more housing and less open space?

At a school board meeting on November 15, 2016, Newark Unified School District has begun work with Dutra Cerro Graden ("DCG") on an Asset Management Plan and Facility Strategic Plan for 2030.

Read the complete plan and other important documents at: bit.do/NusdDec2016

There are a number of proposals being put forth by DCG including:

1. Convert Schilling Elementary to Schilling K-8
2. Co-locate the District Corporate / Maintenance Yard from its current location in Old Town and Administrative Offices at its current location at Musick alongside MacGregor eliminating open space at MacGregor and Musick

For the past decade, the City of Newark has had one of the lowest developer fees throughout the Bay Area. The City of Newark has allowed a number of developers to not build any affordable housing units allowing funds to instead be donated into an affordable housing fund. Some developers did not even have to pay the affordable housing fee.

Is building more homes in our City which is already on track to have 3,700 units approved recently the right idea?

Let the District know at their next School Board Meeting on December 6, 2016 at 7pm at the Administrative Offices near Musick School.

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Ray J. Rodriguez, President, rrodriguez@newarkunified.org
Tom Huynh, Board Member, thuynh@newarkunified.org
Nancy Thomas, Board Member, nthomas@nusd.k12.ca.us
Francisco Preciado, Board Member, fpreciado@newarkunified.org
Jan Crocker , Board Member, jcrocker@nusd.k12.ca.us