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DISTRICT PLANNERS MEET WITH VILLAGE LEADERSHIP
AND SUTHERLAND HS NEIGHBORS
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district personnel met with Village leadership and on
September 4th with neighbors to share the preliminary
plans for the major expansion and renovation of Sutherland
High School. “The District is aware of the importance
of Sutherland High School to the Village. Our focus
has been on bringing Sutherland into the 21st century
academically while preserving its character as a significant
Village structure. It was important for us to hear from
the Village and our neighbors before the plans were
complete,  and
we are pleased that several ideas that came from these
meetings could be incorporated into the final plans,”
says George Kisha Assistant Superintendent for Business.
Issues of particular interest to
the neighbors included traffic,
parking, lighting, screening and the façade of
the building.
“We are sensitive to the impact
school traffic has, especially
on those who live in the Sutherland - West Jefferson
Road area,” says Kisha. Enlargement of the parking
lots will create approximately 35 additional spaces.
Moving maintenance and some office personnel to other
sites will further improve the parking situation.
The neighbors were assured that lighting
will be designed to meet Village codes and be as unobtrusive
to the neighborhood as possible. The neighbors will
be offered the opportunity to participate in determining
the types of plant material that will be used as screening.
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Representatives
from the District’s architect, Thomas Associates,
presented visuals of the new design and described their
approach to blending in the additions in such a way
that the integrity of the existing building is not compromised.
Highlights of the changes included in the presentation
included:
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All school
buses will enter and exit via a semi-circular
one-way drive paralleling Sutherland Street. |
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The new main entrance will
be off the current parking lot.
A drop-off entrance for students being driven to
and from
school will be included at that location. |
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The current vehicular
access at the south end of Sutherland
Street will be relocated slightly away from West
Jefferson
Road to serve as the exit from the new bus loop. |
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An improved parking lot
will be developed near the Lomb
Building to meet administrative needs. |
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A “park-like setting”
will be developed where the bus loop is
now, with walking paths and a mini-amphitheater
developed
where the flagpole now stands. Planners envision
the site as
a focus for displays of student art or a small open-air
stage. |
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Streetlights on school
property adjoining Sutherland Street
and West Jefferson Road will match period lighting
used in
Pittsford Village. |
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A “stage house”
will be added to the main building on the
West Jefferson side as part of the new 1000 seat
auditorium
that will replace the “large” gym. |
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A new gymnasium is proposed
for the northwest corner of
the building. |
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In order to avoid any intrusion
into the Lomb Woods, the
new football field and track will be relocated slightly
and
realigned. |
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News from the Village of Pittsford, New York |
Fall 2003 |
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