Saturday, March 18, 2000
Kings schools prepare to add space
Projects to absorb enrollment increase
BY SUE KIESEWETTER
Enquirer Contributor
DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP — Bids will be opened April 6 on three construction projects in the Kings Local Schools that should meet the district's space needs for the next 10 years — or longer.
Plans call for a 10,000-square-foot addition to J.F. Burns Elementary School and construction of two elementary schools. The first will replace South Lebanon Elementary School and will be constructed on 22 acres along Ohio 48 just south of South Lebanon in Hamilton Township. The 68,000-square-foot school is being built for 600 children.
A new Kings Mills Elementary (KME) is to be built on a 16.7-acre parcel the district is buying from Deerfield Township directly across the street from the existing elementary school. Closing on the project was Wednesday said Michael Mowery, Kings treasurer. The schools will pay $30,000 per acre for the property. A 75,000-square-foot school built for 600 but designed so that it can be expanded will replace the existing KME.
Along with the school, one baseball and two soccer fields will be developed on the property for community use under an agreement with Deerfield Township. The township will develop the remaining 18 acres into a community park with walking trails, a picnic area and overlook.
To accommodate the park use, some restrooms at the school will have outdoor access. A committee of township and school officials is working out details of an agreement that will outline maintenance and scheduling responsibilities.
Money for the three construction projects is coming from a $23.5 million bond issue approved by voters last May. The three projects are scheduled to be completed in time for the 2001-02 school year.
Enrollment has grown 13 percent in the last six years. In 1993 there were 3,209 students in the district. Today there are 3,632. Projections call for enrollment to peak at just under 4,000 students in 2005.
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