The details

are still being ironed out on a proposal from John Wieland Homes to donate

land to the Fayette County Board of Education for a future elementary

school.

The plan is

part of the annexation proposal brought forth by Wieland, which wants

the city to annex 80 acres which will be part of its 350-home Centennial

subdivision. The land is located at the northern end of the city limits

on the new MacDuff Parkway.

Mike Satterfield,

the facilities director for the school system, told the City Council last

week that the school needs the site to be about 18 acres. That means the

fire station site, which Wieland was planning to donate to the city, could

be moved elsewhere.

The school

site is on the western side of MacDuff Parkway adjacent to the Wynnmeade

subdivision. An access road which had been located north of the school

site will be moved south to give the school site more land; the road will

link MacDuff Parkway to a planned 107-home subdivision that will be built

north of Wynnmeade.

The extra space

is needed to make sure the bus loop and entrance areas aren't cramped

and also to insure there is enough space for playgrounds, Satterfield

said.

Another problem

that will need to be addressed is the site's elevation, Satterfield said.

The site is about 15 feet lower than MacDuff Parkway, he said.

Assuming these

and other small issues can be worked out, the board will begin its study

of the property before it decides whether or not to accept the site, Satterfield

said.

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