Frank Morgan's July 19, 2001 Letter to Yadira Amarante
Below is a letter from Frank Morgan, Assistant Superintendent of Albemarle County Schools to Yadira Amarante regarding the Faulconer Construction Company project.
July 19, 2001
- Ms. Yadira Amarante
- Department of Community Development
- Albemarle County Office Building
- 401 McIntire Road
- Charlottesville, Virginia 22901
- Re: SDP 01-037
- Faulconer Construction Company
Preliminary Site Plan
Dear Ms. Amarante,
The purpose of this letter is to request additional information regarding a possible application to the County by Faulconer Construction Company for Site Plan approval for construction of an office, shop, and storage buildings on a site near Murray Elementary School. The School Division is interested in how this project may impact Murray Elementary School, which adjoins the site.
Listed below are specific issues that are of concern to the School Division, along with an associated recommendation for action or request for information. The intent of this request is to initiate a productive discussion and resolve any potential problems if a Site Plan is ultimately approved.
· Traffic - General:
It appears that considerable large vehicle traffic would be generated by this project. Please consider minimizing the travel on the secondary roads and having Faulconer traffic take the most direct path to Route 250, in order to minimize potential conflicts with school traffic.
· Traffic - School Buses:
Oversized construction vehicles may conflict with school bus travel. Please respect the busy morning and afternoon hours of drop off and pickup by limiting movement of major equipment to “off-times” of day to reduce potential conflicts.· Associated Ancillary Uses:
There has been a lot of speculation as to the exact use of this site. Please provide a Certified Engineer’s Report as soon as reasonable to answer the speculation of uses rather than waiting until the final Site Plan submittal.
· Storage of Potentially Contaminating Materials:
The shop use will likely produce containers of petroleum products and other vehicular fluids that require careful storage. Please provide for public review the method of storage of these materials, so that the public can rest assured that the ground water would be protected in this area.
· Storage of Potentially Dangerous Materials:
Site contractors usually have explosives and other dangerous material associated with their work. Please provide the proposed method of storage as it relates to protecting the neighborhood and the school.
· Storage of Vehicles:
The large equipment stored on grass areas allows for the leaching of their leakage onto the ground and water supply. Please consider storing equipment on paved areas so that the run-off can be captured and treated prior to release into the nearby streams.
I look forward to hearing from you and learning more about this project. Please feel free to contact me at 296-5877 if you have questions.
Sincerely,
- Dr. Frank E. Morgan
- Assistant Superintendent
- Support Services
Copy:
- Mr. Robert Tucker, Jr., County Executive
- Mr. Jack Sanford, Faulconer Construction Company
- Mr. Wayne Cilimberg, Director of Planning and Community Development
- Ms. Sally Thomas, Supervisor, Samuel Miller District
- Mr. Will Rieley, Planning Commission
- Dr. Kevin Castner, Superintendent
- Dr. Charles Ward, Albemarle County School Board
- Mr. David Rogers, Principal, Murray Elementary School
- Mr. Al Reaser, Director of Building Services
