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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Wednesday, December 1, 2004 Suggestions for school land use Here is a breakdown of recommendations on how the Edmonds School District could use 10 pieces of property it owns: * Lynnwood High School, 3001 184th St. SW, 41 acres. Lease for retail, residential or hotel development and build elsewhere. * Former Woodway Elementary School, Ninth Avenue S., Edmonds, 9.8 acres, sell. Potential uses include residential development and-or a community park. * Former district headquarters, south side of 196th Street SW near new Lynnwood Events Center, 3.9 acres, lease or sell. Potential uses are hotel or retail development. * Maintenance and transportation center, 2927 Alderwood Mall Blvd., 9.1 acres. Lease if it is relocated, but that is unlikely. * Educational Service Center, 20420 68th Ave. W., 5 acres, keep for district use. * Warehouse, 19800 Birch Way, Lynnwood, 3.4 acres, sell and relocate to larger space. * Former Esperance Elementary School, 7821 224th Ave. SW, Edmonds, 3.3 acres, keep for district use. * Scriber Lake High School, 20525 52nd Ave. W., 8.5 acres, keep for district use. * Alderwood Middle School, 20000 28th Ave. W., Lynnwood, 19 acres, keep as middle school but sell if campus is to be rebuilt. * North Road High School, 40.5 acres, keep to build a new Lynnwood High School. Edmonds may sell school land * The sale or lease of Lynnwood High School could help offset the cost of two new campuses. By Eric Stevick Herald Writer LYNNWOOD - The Edmonds School District could lease the current Lynnwood High School campus near Alderwood mall and use the money to build a new high school. That is one of several recommendations being made to the Edmonds School Board following a consultant's study of 10 parcels of district-owned property. The consultant, BJSS Duarte Bryant, was asked to evaluate the properties for long-term lease or sale potential. The district estimates it could generate $35 million from its recommendations. "That is very, very rough ballpark estimate," said Debbie Jakala, a school district spokeswoman. The school board will review the documents during a study session at 6 p.m. Tuesday at district headquarters, 20420 68th Ave. W. District leaders decided to study potential property leases and sales as a way to build new Lynnwood High and Scriber Lake (Alternative) High school campuses without having to ask voters for a bond. However, the study indicates that a combination of property lease, sale and taxpayer support would be needed to build the schools. The school board will still need to decide which, if any, of the recommendations to pursue, said Superintendent Nick Brossoit. "We want to be sensitive to taxpayers, but we still need community support to address our facility needs." Bond measures for the two school construction projects have failed twice. "This isn't a silver lining in that it isn't going to answer all of our financial needs, but it is a step in the right direction" Jakala said. The district would relocate Lynnwood High School to property it owns on North Road east of I-5. The land, about one mile east of the existing campus, is south of 164th Street SW, east of Larch Way, west of North Road and north of 196th Street SW in unincorporated Snohomish County. With I-5 in between, the driving distance is three to five miles, depending on the route. Another piece of land that has stirred community interest is the former Woodway Elementary School on Ninth Avenue S. in Edmonds. Some Edmonds residents want to see the 10 acres converted to a community park. District leaders are recommending the property be sold, and are talking with Edmonds city officials about the potential for both a park and residential development.

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