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JACOBS CREEK AND FOREST CREEK REZONING PROPOSAL

11/13/2019

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Richland Two will hold a second public community meeting to get feedback on the rezoning proposal for Jacobs Creek and Forest Creek. This make-up meeting for parents who could not attend the first meeting will be held on Monday, November 25, 2019, 6 p.m. at Bookman Road Elementary. Parents can also provide feedback using an online form. Click here to access the form. Click here to review a report on the feedback received via the online feedback form as of November 20, 2019.

Richland Two district administrators are proposing to rezone Jacobs Creek and Forest Creek subdivisions from Catawba Trail Elementary to Bookman Road Elementary.

The families directly impacted by this proposal were notified by email on Friday, October 18, 2019. The rezoning proposal was presented for first reading during the public session of the Richland Two Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. Click here to view a copy of the presentation from the board meeting.

If this proposal is approved by the Richland Two Board of Trustees at the December 3, 2019 special called board meeting, the rezoning change would go into effect at the beginning of the 2020–2021 school year.

District administrators began considering the proposed rezoning after reviewing current enrollment data and trends for the two schools. The area zoned for Bookman Road consists of established neighborhoods and has no known areas of proposed residential development. Catawba Trail Elementary’s attendance zone is projected to continue to grow based on the permitting of new residential homes and available vacant property. District administrators also considered the proximity of the subdivisions to Bookman Road Elementary and the potential for improving car and bus transportation routes.