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The site designated for a high school at the corner of Pilgrims Way and Glen Abbey Gate 1s owned by developer Gen‘star. By CHERYL ELLIOT Special to the North News Glen Abbey residents will get an indication on whether or not they will get a high school in their com- munity after the Property Committee of the Halton Board of Education meets next Tuesday. According to Genstar’s develop- ment manager for the Toronto region, Colin McGregor, the com- pany has offered the board two options: buy the designated site, or look at purchasing an alternate Genstar property at the corner of Third Line and Upper Middle Road in a few years. Glen Abbey residents want say in school site decision McGregor acknowledged that the board was in a difficult position because of the cutbacks in provin- xcial funding. - “Boards are finding it very difli- cult to find funding to develop school sites,” he said. “But by the same token, something has to give McGregor explained that the Town of Oakville is leasing the high school site and .this arrangement. covers the cost of taxes for the property. However, the Town will not be renewing the lease in 1994 and Genstar, which has been holding the property as a school site for seven years, would like the board to pur- chase the land or have the land rezoned for single family houses. The developer has prepared a sub-division application for 85 sin- gle-family houses on the site. “We are holding off our sub-divi- sion application until after Tuesday night,” said McGregor. “We are giv- ing the Board an opportunity to try and sort out this situation.” Should Genstar get approval to develop the school site, McGregor expects to be “putting shovels in the ground by next sununer” and start- ing construction of homes by fall. Two years ago in the capital forecast to the Ministry of Education, the Board slated a high school be built in Glen Abbey in 1997 -â€" costing $42.3-million â€" including the cost of the land and accommodating 1,500 students. I 800 STUDENTS GO SOUTH AccOrding to Gord Dixon, assis- tant superintendent of business of the Halton Board of Education, 800 thigh school students are currently bused from Glen Abbey to schools south of the QEW. About 500 of the Glen Abbey students boost T.A. Blakelock High School population to 1,150, short of its capacity of 1,700. The remaining 300 students aretransported to Queen Elizabeth Park High School. Wmmw Center ll 338-7477 QEW Dorval Dixon said a five-year capital MLABLE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT mwmamd BUILD HOMES ON‘ SITE Minimum MWMumon forecast will bereviewed by the Property Committee next Tuesday before going to the board for approval- ' 'He expects the Glen Abbey high school will be discussed at the meeting, as well as, the Genstar proposal to the board. SECOND HIGH SCHOOL A high school is also designated for West Oak Trails. but according to Dixon, no building site has yet been’assignecl “The need won’t be there for a second high school in the next five year period,” he said. “We will be concentrating on the first school for nonhWeSt Oakville.” 'She feels that if the board accepts the alternate site from Genstar north of Upper Middle Ward 4 Tmstée; Penny Siebert, would like Glen Abbey “to retain a high school.” Bling Your Old Fur Out Store Hours: Mon. - Thurs. 9-6, Friday 9-9, Saturday 9-5 209 LAKEE‘DHOQE DOAD EMT 8452031 First lights west of Trafalgar Qf The Closet Road, it is indicating that only one high school is needed for Glen Abbey and West Oak Trails. “The issue for me becomes,” said Siebert, “are the (board) staff projections, which were used to determine that we needed two high schools, still valid?” Although she sympathized with Genstar's situation, Sieben saidrthat it usually takes five to 10 years to get a school in developing commu- nities. “If the fact that it has taken so long is a reason to do so,” she added, “then we would be changing designations for schools all over the province.” However, Siebert said if the board’s projected student numbers do not support two high schools in the northwest section of Oakville, “then I obviously can’t fight mov- ing to‘ one school.” 0 ARE YOU COMMTITED TO MOVING? 0 : IF YOU ARE, YOU DESERVE TO WORK WITH A REAL : . ESTATE PROFESSIONAL WHO IS JUST AS COMMTITED AS 0 0 YOU! RICHARD IANN BACKS UP HIS COMMITMENT WITH 0 -: A PROVEN RESULT - ORIENTED 24-POINT MARKEIING : . PLAN. THE RESULTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES! . 00.01...3.0T.0.0.0.0oooooobaooo‘otlbbo