The View 38002 January 2015

38002.com theview theview Page 2 January 2015 Lakeland Prep Moving Towards Reality Continued from page 1 students’ classroom learning. Sports facilities at the school show dedicated football, soccer, baseball, softball, and two practice fields, as well as four tennis courts. An enlarged image of the site is included on page 2. Dr. Jim Mitchell of SES informed the group that of the seven potential sites under consideration, the recommended site met the main criteria of location near major roads, emphasis on natural environment, access to existing utilities and sewer, and price. Mitchell describes the property as the “premier” high school site in Tennessee. The 94-acre site is offered for a flat $1 million purchase price by the Jones Gilliland Group, LLC., which is also listed on the Shelby County Assessor’s website as the owner of parcels south and west of the Lakeland Prep property. Mitchell stated that two years ago the property was appraised at $18,000/ acre; LSS would be paying approximately $10,600/acre. Jones Gilliland Group representative Doug Swink, informed the board that the seller is committed to developing the other properties surrounding the school location. Swink commented that he sees area around school rapidly developing along the lines of Franklin, TN. Mitchell, who had said earlier in the meeting that he felt August 2018 is a more realistic date for the opening of Lakeland Prep, doesn't see the project as moving too fast. “If you open the school August 5, 2018, that's more than 3½ years away,” Mitchell reminded the board. In response to a question by Kevin Floy d about the upcoming bond issue referendum, LSS Board Chair, SES Principal Dr. Tom Fite, advised the board to continue with plans to purchase the property. The next step pending board approval at the January 12 meeting, according to Mitchell, will be a 90day due diligence period and environmental and zoning reviews. Also at the work session, LSS Superintendent Dr. Ted Horrell recommended the board approve contracts with A2H & Renaissance Group to provide engineering & architectural services for Lakeland Prep. Southern Educational Strategies will be facilitation a community input meeting for Lakeland Prep at 6:30 pm on January 15 at Lakeland Elementary. The event is open to parents, teachers, students, administrators, community members, and business owners and will include small focus groups to rate importance of school features, such as arts, AP/ Honors/STEM classes, instruction, extracurricular activities, sports, etc. Lakeland School System Capital Improvement Plan School Years 2014-15 To 2018-19 (Five Years) New Jr/Sr High School To Serve 1750 Students In Grades 6-12 Components 70 Acres Property With All Utilities Available At Perimeter (30 K Per Acre) School Construction Of 262,000 Sq. Ft. At $130 Per Sq. Ft. Architects And Engineers Fees At 6% Of Construction Costs Furniture, Fixtures, And Equipment At 20% Of Construction Costs All Outdoor Athletic Facilities (Football, Track, Baseball, Softball, Soccer, Practice) Additional Costs Associated With Construction Total Arlington Publishing LLC PO Box 863, Arlington, TN 38002 facebook.com/TheView38002 www.theview38002.com Twitter: @TheView38002 Who We Are: The View 38002 is Arlington and Lakeland’s free community newspaper, published monthly by Arlington Publishing LLC with a distribution of 11,500 copies Mission: To inform, educate, and connect the residents of Arlington, Lakeland, and unincorporated Northeast Shelby County. It’s all About the Kids Arlington, Lakeland Make List of “Best Cities for Young Families” in Tennessee Special to THE VIEW 38002 Costs $2,100,000 $34,125,000 $2,047,500 $6,825,000 $3,000,000 $1,902,500 $50,000,000 Internet consumer-advisor website NerdWallet.com recently applied its number-crunching and data analysis skills to determining how well suited 99 Tennessee cities are to young families. Their results reveal what many residents of 38002 already know--these Memphis suburbs are attracting more and more young families to call their communities home. Using data from the 2013 U.S. Census Bureau’s American Communities Survey, NerdWallet’s methodology took into account four factors:  Home affordability. At 30% of the final score, this was calculated by averaging index scores for median home value and median selected monthly owner costs. The lower the costs, the higher the score.  Growth and prosperity. Growth and prosperity make up 20% of the final score. The two metrics involved were growth in family income from 1999 to 2013, and the median family income in 2013. Both were weighted equally and positively.  Educational quality. Using data from GreatSchools, every place was assigned a ranking from 1 to 10 for the quality of schools. The education score is 20% of the final score.  Family friendliness. To measure if an area is a good one for families, which wasl30% of the final score, NerdWallet looked at the percentage of married couples with at least one child under 18, and the percentage of families in poverty with at least one child under age 5. The percentage of families with at least one child was 70% of the score, while the percentage of families in poverty was 30% of the score. Best Cities for Young Families in Tennessee #1 — Arlington Arlington tops the list for its high growth in prosperity, as well as for its “family friendliness” score, a newly introduced measure that helped it jump up 20 spots from last year. The town, which saw a 77.4% increase in family income over the past 15 years, also shows a zero rate of poverty for families with young children. As the only place on the list where over 50% of households include kids, Arlington makes an excellent home for parents who commute to the Memphis metro area. #7 — Lakeland Lakeland is a community for families looking for quality schools, and who are willing to pay the price. Lakeland rises above the rest of our list with its 10 rating — the only city in our top 10 to earn a perfect score at GreatSchools, but the median home value of $226,200 makes Lakeland one of the more expensive communities in the state. The high home values reflect a trend of prosperity in Lakeland, which has seen its median family incomes rise 58% in the past 15 years. The city of 12,000 maintains a commitment to its green space, and last year it received its ninth consecutive Tree City USA award for planting and preserving trees. 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