Dear Community Members,

The below questions and answers were compiled from two meetings held at Martha Lake Elementary in March, 2005. The discussion at these meetings was specifically about the portion of the Edmonds School District’s proposed capital bond that involves relocating Lynnwood High School to a 40-acre site owned by the District on North Road. Approximately 250 households within 500 feet of the property were mailed an invitation to attend either of these meetings. Nearly 90 people attended the meetings.

We appreciate everyone’s interest in this process. You are encouraged to continue seeking information. If you have a question that is not listed below, please email me at millerm@edmonds.wednet.edu or call 425-431-7036.

Thank you for your continued interest,

Marla Miller
Assistant Superintendent

1. Where exactly is the North Road site I keep hearing about?
   The North Road site is about one mile east of the existing Lynnwood High School campus, near Floral Hills Cemetery, on the west side of North Road between 184 th Street and approximately 178th Place SW in unincorporated Snohomish County. The school's address will be 18217 North Road.

Preliminary conceptual site plan that shows the possibility of a new Lynnwood High School on the North Road Property. A 8.5" x 11" PDF document is available for download.

2. Is the North Road property owned by the Edmonds School District a large enough site for both a 1,600-student high school and athletic fields?
   Yes. The 40-acre site meets Edmonds School District’s needs to relocate both the school and provide the normal configuration of athletic fields for a District high school. A very preliminary conceptual drawing illustrates this concept.

3. Will the school boundaries be changed when the new Lynnwood High School opens?
   At this time, we do not anticipate high school boundary changes associated with the opening of the new Lynnwood High School at North Road. Districtwide, enrollment information and projections are monitored each year and long-range projections are revised as new data becomes available.

4. Will the existing athletic fields be relocated?
   Yes. The fields were built cooperatively and with shared funds from the Edmonds School District, the City of Lynnwood, Edmonds Community College, Snohomish County, and federal grant dollars. The Federal grant requires that we build equivalent if not better fields in the event they need to be moved. Some fields will be relocated to the North Road site while others could potentially be moved to other locations in the District.

5. The North Road site is not within the City of Lynnwood boundaries, so does this move make sense?
   Yes. The North Road site is just one mile due east of the current school site (3001 184 th Street SW), and is located centrally within the rapidly developing Northeast Quadrant of the District.

6. If the proposed Lynnwood High School site on North Road is not currently within the city’s boundaries, who is responsible for providing law enforcement support?
   The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office serves the North Road site, as well as several other Edmonds School District schools. This high school would also continue to have a full-time School Resource Officer, to assist with emergency situations.

7. Is there a proposed design or plan for what the school and athletic fields will look like?
   At this time we have a conceptual drawing that was developed by our architectural team primarily to show how the schools, fields, and parking can all fit on the site. The actual placement and design of the school facilities is currently under development, with the assistance of a team of school staff, parents, students and community members working with District construction staff and project architects.

8. On the conceptual drawing, what are the blue areas?
   Potential storm water detention ponds. There is also a delineated wetland area near the center of the site, which will remain protected.

9. Some of the trees on the site and in the area have been marked. Why?
   Surveyors have been mapping the site and perimeters of some adjacent property (for the purpose only of identifying landmarks) for the District. In addition, we have checked and discovered that some surveying not affiliated with the District has simultaneously been taking place. We can assure people, however, that ribbons left on a tree are not an indication that tree is targeted to be removed.

10. Will Lynnwood High School be a closed campus (students cannot leave during the day or at lunch time)?
    Lynnwood High is currently a closed campus, and it is our expectation that would continue to be the school’s policy.

11. Will there be setbacks? Can the property’s native vegetation be left as much as possible?
    In addition to the mandatory setbacks, the District’s design team will endeavor to provide as much of an additional buffer as possible around the perimeter of the property. The native vegetation will be left to the extent possible.

12. Are there plans for fencing or barriers to minimize students cutting across non-District property?
    The Edmonds School District plans to establish designated walking areas and approved transportation routes for students. If there are some who do not follow these routes in areas around the school, we would work to redirect students accordingly.

13. Will the football and soccer fields be comparable to the ones at Edmonds Stadium, west of Edmonds-Woodway High and include lighting?
    Edmonds Stadium will remain the stadium that serves all our schools for football games; the Lynnwood High fields – as they do now – will have lighting but not stadium seats.

14. How much daily car traffic from students and staff will the new school create? Pedestrian? Community Transit buses?
    We do not have the study completed as of yet that will give a firm estimate on those traffic questions. At this time, the current Lynnwood High serves 1350 students (and was built for 1200). The new school will be built for a capacity of 1600 students, which will make it of equitable size to the other three comprehensive high schools we have rebuilt in the last decade. As part of the permitting process, the District will work with the County on traffic mitigation issues.

15. Does the Edmonds School District plan to keep students at the current location while the new school is built?
    That is what we would like to do so there is as little disruption to students as possible. A lot will depend on the eventual agreement with the developer accepting a ground lease for the current site, but our priority is to have the students remain where they are until they can move into the new school.

16. When tentatively is the new school scheduled to be open and operating if this proposal moves forward?
    The tentative plan is to place the rebuild of Lynnwood High School and other construction projects on the ballot for voter approval in February 2006. With the design under way as noted above, if the bond is approved, the new school is on schedule to open in the Fall of 2009.

17. Almost all the houses surrounding the proposed rebuild site are on septic. What will be the impact of the school on these homes, the environment?
    The District expects to bring sewer service to this site. A very detailed and public review process of any possible environmental impacts will be completed. A similar process will also be taking place for light and noise impacts as well.

18. Where will the bus and service vehicle turnaround be?
    Within the District property.