The Fight Continues The original six-year construction plan included extensive demolition and excavation, followed by construction of two gyms, a large underground parking garage, Visual Arts Center, Performing Art Center, complete remodel of the North Wing, increased enrollment, increased Special and Athletic practice and Events. The current construction plan includes all of … [Read more...]
Girls to Spend 2017-2020 in Temporary Pre-Fabs Amid Construction Vehicles
Here's what Archer is proposing for its students and the neighborhood for the 2017-2020 school years. The most recent school expansion proposal goes like this: Archer will start a big demolition project on Chaparal Street and N. Barrington Avenue, and tear down the residences it owns. Then it will fill in the wreckage with construction driveways. Next to the driveways will … [Read more...]
Short Sited: A Great School in the Wrong Location
The Archer School for Girls is a great school in the wrong location, as it has been since 1998. Council member Mike Bonin said it best last year: "Archer is a world-class institution in a terribly complex location." But the Archer Forward expansion proposal "would cause more traffic and congestion, and detrimental impacts to neighbors, making it a bad fit for Brentwood and … [Read more...]
Bonin’s Broken Promises Disappoint Supporters
On August 4, against the stated wishes of thousands of Westside residents and eleven homeowner associations and other community organizations, Councilmember Mike Bonin disappointed our communities by urging his fellow City Council members to approve the massive Archer expansion project. And the Council proceeded to do just that. (See the new Archer School Conditional Use Permit … [Read more...]