Proforma Letter To Education Committee

Address: Education Committee Dundee City Council City Chambers Dundee DD1 3BY

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Dear .................................................., I urge you to reject the Council's Proposal to build new schools on a shared site at the old Harris Academy Annexe and replacing Park Place Primary, Park Place Nursery and St Joseph's Primary Schools (Report 69-2009) and call on the Council to start the option appraisal again, involving all stakeholders, so that all reasonable options for improving the school estate in the West End can be fully, fairly and openly assessed. I have concerns:

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That the site is too small and does not meet minimum statutory requirements That there will not be any suitable playing fields in close proximity In regard to access, parking and drop-off for 632 pupils or more That the primary schools may be at least 3 storeys high That a detailed option appraisal has not been done, or if it has, that it is not available for public inspection That the option to refurbish (Option 4) was rejected using criteria that have not been defined, namely that the option does not satisfy long-term demand (capacities and property) That the option to merge Park Place and Blackness Primary Schools was not fully explored That the option to develop St Joseph's site was not even included in the council's proposal That there was no consultation during the option appraisal, despite Scottish Government official guidance on Option Appraisal

Yours truly, Signature:

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