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“A” DEVELOPMENT LIMITED TO PARCEL “A”
“B” HATHAWAY LANE MAINTAINED AS A PUBLIC ROADWAY “B”
“C” PROPOSED UPPER SCHOOL, GREENHOUSE, GYMNASIUM, AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER BUILDINGS REMAIN AS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED at “C” LOCATIONS
D–BLACK BOX THEATRE (6,000 SQ FT) PREVIOUSLY AT BUS LOOP LOCATION IS ELIMINATED FROM PARCEL A
“E” –ATHLETIC FIELD CONFIGURATION REMAINS AS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED
“F”–VEHICULAR STUDENT DROPOFF LOOP REMAINS AS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED
“G” –BUS DROP OFF LOOP HAS BEEN REDESIGNED TO BE LOCATED ENTIRELY ON PARCEL “A”. 750 FEET OF DROP OFF DISTANCE IS PROPOSED
“H” — VEHICULAR ACCESS TO CAMPUS IS PROVIDED VIA A DRIVEWAY OFF HATHAWAY LANE WITH A GATE HOUSE
“I” –75 FOOT OPEN GREEN SETBACK ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL LOT LINES HAS BEEN MAINTAINED
“J” TOTAL PROPOSED BUILDING SQUARE FOOTAGE HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM 243,000 SQUARE FEET TO 158,000 SQUARE FEET (35% REDUCTION) TOTAL PROPOSED PARKING HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM 348 SPACES TO 248 (29% REDUCTION)
“K” TOTAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM 950 TO 640 STUDENTS (33% REDUCTION)
“L” MAXIMUM NUMBER OF VEHICLE TRIPS DURING “PEAK AM AND PM HOUR” HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM 530 TRIPS TO 415 TRIPS (22% REDUCTION). MAXIMUM VEHICLE TRIPS ON RIDGEWAY FROM 7 AM TO 9 AM FROM 715 TO 415 (42% REDUCTION)
“M” PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN BIKE PATH
In answer to WPCNR’s queries about the plan that were unclear, Geoff Thompson, spokesperson for the French American School issued this statement to WPCNR Sunday morning:
“The City submitted the settlement, not FASNY.
No changes to Hathaway Lane are planned. (Editor’s Note: WPCNR had asked if Hathaway Lane would be widened to accommodate traffic.)
FASNY owns and will maintain all of the land (the Conservancy) as it does now. Only Parcel A is part of the Alternative Site Plan application.
FASNY will have to prepare a valid, updated Environmental Assessment Form to support the new plan.
The plan provides for 640 students only.
There is no North Street driveway as part of our revised application. 51 acres on parcel D have already been recorded into a conservation easement.
We have no comment with regard to the Litigation Settlement discussions.”(WPCNR has asked who participated in the negotiation sessions.)