The city council finally approved the new campus site. I am wiped out after this fight but the outcome is exactly what we needed for our students. We have to keep an eye on the construction process to ensure everything proceeds as promised.
April 10, 2016
Final supporters
Dear Scottsdale City Council,
We, the undersigned residents of Scottsdale, support the proposed BASIS Scottsdale campus at the southwest corner of 128th Street and Shea Boulevard. This is the perfect site to serve the next generation of BASIS Scottsdale students for the following reasons:
- Its ideal location along the Shea corridor means it is accessible and centrally located for the 1,000+ members of the BASIS Scottsdale community.
- At least two traffic engineers, including the city engineer, believe the site will function safely. Cars will not stack onto 128th St. or Shea, and the level of service at the intersection of 128th and Shea will actually improve compared to how it operates today, after BASIS completes required improvements including constructing a traffic signal.
- The same traffic engineers agree that neither 124th St. nor 130th St. will be negatively impacted by the new BASIS campus.
- The school site is 9 acres, which is far larger than most public charter schools.
- The vacant site allows for ground-up construction and its accompanying ability to design for optimal traffic functionality and ample queuing from day one.
- The traffic engineer hired by a group of neighbors to review the project asked for a queue of 2,300 linear feet. The latest site plan provides a minimum 2,800 linear feet of queuing.
- The site is located directly off of Shea and is not accessible from the residential neighborhood to the south.
- BASIS has spent three years searching for the optimal new home for BASIS Scottsdale, and they have found it in this site. A "no" vote on this site is a "no" vote to keeping BASIS in Scottsdale.
- Even after absorbing the significant cost of accommodating many requests from the City of Scottsdale and neighbors near the site, BASIS has remained committed to opening in this location to serve some of the more than 1,100 students on the school's waiting list.
- BASIS has followed all requests from the Development Review Board and has agreed to enter into a Development Agreement that requires efficient traffic flow on and around the site. But even without this measure, BASIS has serious motivation to make sure their site is safe and easy and quick to access.
Thank you for all of the time you are spending on this issue that is so important to thousands of Scottsdale constituents.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
February 4, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
February 3, 2016
February 3, 2016
The grind is heavy and the opposition is relentless but we keep pushing forward. We need to reach the thousand signature mark before the council reviews our files. Please nudge anyone you know who has been waiting to sign this.
January 31, 2016
The opposition is loud and digging their heels in but we keep pushing forward. We need to hit that hundred signature mark to show the council we will not be ignored. Please send this link to someone who understands why this campus belongs on Shea.
637 Comments
Living in fountain hills we drive the shea corridor daily we totally support the new development of Basis .As parents who hoped their interest in fountain hills would be a win .our hopes are renewed as they would be close as our son gets ready to enter basis!!
I am supporting BASIS Scottsdale’s new location at 128th and Shea.BASIS has agreed to pay the full cost of all traffic improvements to make this site at 128th Street and Shea SAFE for BASIS families, neighbors, and surrounding community .
My three kids attended the 136th Street location 5th - 12th Grade. They are now reaping the benefits of a Basis education as college freshman. I support this location for the expansion of Basis Scottsdale to accommodate and educate additional students.
I live in the neighborhood impacted by the new building and fully support it. I trust that BASIS management will do everything in its power to ensure all traffic and safety concerns are dealt with in a manner that is satisfactory to the impacted neighborhood.
We currently 5 miles west of the new location, and are willing to sell our home and pay a premium to move closer. Having a premier school in the neighborhood will help real estate values. We plan to enroll both our children at the new facility.
I fully support the new school premises, Basis has strong academic standards and with this new state of art school campus It will bring pride to shea corridor and scottsdale residents in near future.
I support basis
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The city council finally approved the new campus site. I am wiped out after this fight but the outcome is exactly what we needed for our students. We have to keep an eye on the construction process to ensure everything proceeds as promised.
April 10, 2016
Final supporters
Dear Scottsdale City Council,
We, the undersigned residents of Scottsdale, support the proposed BASIS Scottsdale campus at the southwest corner of 128th Street and Shea Boulevard. This is the perfect site to serve the next generation of BASIS Scottsdale students for the following reasons:
- Its ideal location along the Shea corridor means it is accessible and centrally located for the 1,000+ members of the BASIS Scottsdale community.
- At least two traffic engineers, including the city engineer, believe the site will function safely. Cars will not stack onto 128th St. or Shea, and the level of service at the intersection of 128th and Shea will actually improve compared to how it operates today, after BASIS completes required improvements including constructing a traffic signal.
- The same traffic engineers agree that neither 124th St. nor 130th St. will be negatively impacted by the new BASIS campus.
- The school site is 9 acres, which is far larger than most public charter schools.
- The vacant site allows for ground-up construction and its accompanying ability to design for optimal traffic functionality and ample queuing from day one.
- The traffic engineer hired by a group of neighbors to review the project asked for a queue of 2,300 linear feet. The latest site plan provides a minimum 2,800 linear feet of queuing.
- The site is located directly off of Shea and is not accessible from the residential neighborhood to the south.
- BASIS has spent three years searching for the optimal new home for BASIS Scottsdale, and they have found it in this site. A "no" vote on this site is a "no" vote to keeping BASIS in Scottsdale.
- Even after absorbing the significant cost of accommodating many requests from the City of Scottsdale and neighbors near the site, BASIS has remained committed to opening in this location to serve some of the more than 1,100 students on the school's waiting list.
- BASIS has followed all requests from the Development Review Board and has agreed to enter into a Development Agreement that requires efficient traffic flow on and around the site. But even without this measure, BASIS has serious motivation to make sure their site is safe and easy and quick to access.
Thank you for all of the time you are spending on this issue that is so important to thousands of Scottsdale constituents.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
February 4, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
February 3, 2016
February 3, 2016
The grind is heavy and the opposition is relentless but we keep pushing forward. We need to reach the thousand signature mark before the council reviews our files. Please nudge anyone you know who has been waiting to sign this.
January 31, 2016
The opposition is loud and digging their heels in but we keep pushing forward. We need to hit that hundred signature mark to show the council we will not be ignored. Please send this link to someone who understands why this campus belongs on Shea.
637 Comments
All the evidence leads to the conclusion that this site would work effectively for both the Basis campus and surrounding neighborhoods. Check out Tesseract on 40th street and Shea. Absolutely no negative impact resulted in that neighborhood.
Living in fountain hills we drive the shea corridor daily we totally support the new development of Basis .As parents who hoped their interest in fountain hills would be a win .our hopes are renewed as they would be close as our son gets ready to enter basis!!
I am supporting BASIS Scottsdale’s new location at 128th and Shea.BASIS has agreed to pay the full cost of all traffic improvements to make this site at 128th Street and Shea SAFE for BASIS families, neighbors, and surrounding community .
My three kids attended the 136th Street location 5th - 12th Grade. They are now reaping the benefits of a Basis education as college freshman. I support this location for the expansion of Basis Scottsdale to accommodate and educate additional students.
I live in the neighborhood impacted by the new building and fully support it. I trust that BASIS management will do everything in its power to ensure all traffic and safety concerns are dealt with in a manner that is satisfactory to the impacted neighborhood.
We currently 5 miles west of the new location, and are willing to sell our home and pay a premium to move closer. Having a premier school in the neighborhood will help real estate values. We plan to enroll both our children at the new facility.
I fully support the new school premises, Basis has strong academic standards and with this new state of art school campus It will bring pride to shea corridor and scottsdale residents in near future.
I support basis
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All the evidence leads to the conclusion that this site would work effectively for both the Basis campus and surrounding neighborhoods. Check out Tesseract on 40th street and Shea. Absolutely no negative impact resulted in that neighborhood.