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ATTORNEY AT LAW TELLPHop+E:.9-70 356-676'7 . TELELoPIER 970-353-7504
AugUst- 12 , 1999
Clerk to the Board
County Commissioners
915 10th Street
Greeley, CO 80631
RE : TOWN OF SEVERANCE/WICAL ANNEXATION
Enclosed please find a statement from Windsor School District
RE-4 regarding the Wical Annexation proposal previously mailed to
you.
Please attach this letter to the Impact report and materials
you have previously received regarding the proposed annexation.
Sincerely,
Don J. yi
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Enclosure
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EDUCATION FOR LIFE
W N O S Olt Brian L.Lessman
Superintendent of Schools
July 29, 1999
Marvin Barstow
The Land Exchange
1719 E.Mulberry
Ft. Collins, CO 80524
Dear Mr. Barstow:
Please accept this impact statement regarding the proposed annexation of approximately 160 acres briefly
described as one-half mile south of the intersection of WCR 23 and WCR 72 on the west side of WCR 23,
and identified as Wical Annexation,to the Town of Severance. Based on the information provided to date,
it appears than this development will generate 67 residential lots. Based on current district planning
standards,this development would generate approximately 54 students to the Windsor School District Of
this number, 26 are expected to be elementary students, 13 are expected to be middle school students and
28 at the high school level.
In the short term these students would be transported to existing schools in the district. The district is
currently reaching capacity at the elementary and high school levels with room for growth at the middle
level. Given this condition,it is reasonable to assume that the district will soon need to go to the voters to
add on to existing facilities or build a new facility.
At 100%build out,the impact to transportation is expected to be the capital cost of a.59 bus, .59 annual
operations cost and.59 driver salary. The capital cost is estimated to be$44,250 and the annual costs to be
$6,372,including driver salary.
The number of units currently proposed would not seem to call for the dedication of a school site at this
location. However,in conjunction with other developments,this development will add to the need for the
development of a new elementary site at a minimum. Given this impact to the district,we would call for a
voluntary contribution of $607 per unit to the school district,the current district standard as a cash-in-lieu
payment. The district does not currently have an intergovernmental agreement with the Town of Severance
that would require such a donation. However,this fee is consistent with district standards for the RE-4
School District. This cash-in-lieu payment will mitigate costs associated with the purchase and
development of a future school site. This fee is not designed to mitigate construction costs associated with
a new school,but rather,site acquisition and development. The total fee associated with this contribution
would be$40,699.
If you have any questions regarding this impact statement,feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Brian L.Lessman
Superintendent of Schools
cc Town of Severance
WELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-4
1020 Main Street • P.O. Box 609 • Windsor, CO 80550 • (970) 686-7411 • Fax (970) 686-5280
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