New Gym Proposed For Edgewood Elementary

OAK CREEK, WI — Members of the Oak Creek Plan Commission will be meeting with school officials and developers over a proposal to add a new gymnasium to Edgewood Elementary School.

The plans will be up for review during the March 12 Plan Commission meeting at 6 p.m. at the Common Council chambers, 8040 S. Sixth Street.

The proposed renovations are part of the Oak Creek-Franklin School District's $60.9 million referendum. Voters narrowly approved the referendum in November by less than 2,500 votes.

District officials say that the referendum will address a number of needs identified by the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District.

The cost of the referendum equals an estimated annual tax increase of $118 per year (or $9.81 per month) on a $225,000 home.

According to Plan Commission documents, the new gym would be 7,000 square feet and would be added to the rear of the building.

In addition, developers are proposing several improvements to ease parents' student drop-off and pickup, including moving drop-off and pickup to the rear of the building while moving bus drop-off and pickup to the front entrance loop.