Since the new Skyline High School will be built on the same campus as the existing structures, construction will occur in phases. This brief video shows how the campus will transform into the new layout.
Note: This video does not have audio.
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Is there audio? I just heard a weird staticy sound as the video played. Could be my device;). In the final rendering, is the grey area between the football field, tennis courts and main entrance designed to be cement or grassy areas? Seems like a lot to shovel and if there’s still a slight slope from east to west, a potential drainage issue. Just curious. Thanks for sharing the video!
In response to a few of your questions…there is no sound on the video and we will clarify on the post. The gray area will be at grade with the main floor exiting on the East (tennis courts at the same grade) and the basement exiting on the West at grade with the North fields. A large retaining wall will be placed on the West side of those tennis courts to offset the the elevation concerns. That gray area will be a variety of landscaping and concrete between the two facilities to minimize maintenance concerns. Thanks for the comment.
As someone who lives directly west of the campus, I am concerned about the lighting that is going to have to go in. We have had problems with light shining into our home at night. In fact we had to have special blinds put in that black out the light so we can sleep. What considerations are being given to the neighbors of Skyline to mitigate the light pollution?
This has been an identified point of concern since prior to the bond being approved back in 2017. While we are not there yet in terms of design, the design team is well aware of this issue and will be working to identify and implement mitigating features to address this. Thanks for the comment.
Thank you for posting this. When will construction begin? What is the projected start and completion for each phase? Also, is this saying that the stadium, baseball, and east parking construction will happen before Phase 1 begins or will it be going on at the same time?
Construction timelines are still being finalized as we gather additional input from the community council. Sooner than later and that will be posted as soon as it has been completed.
Will vegetation be cleaned up along the entire north property line and new fencing installed? There is a problem with Skyline students hiding out in overgrown trees and bushes, particularly west of the walkway across Millcreek, for illicit activities and they use the trees to create ways to hop the fence into homeowners’ back yards.
We are aware of those issues and are looking at what can be done to address those as this project moves forward. Thanks for the comment.
So almost all the parking is going to dump out on Upland drive… great. My small children who I already have to watch like a hawk because the teenagers who speed up and down our street during school hours, weekends, and in the middle of the night have crashed into neighbors’ fences and continue to be a danger to my neighborhood. The light pollution by that horrific sign put up also creates an eyesore to residents like myself. Every night I walk my dogs in the summer on the grounds around 11 pm and the fields are watered EVERY.SINGLE.NIGHT clearly wasting precious water at taxpayers expense during a season when the fields are rarely utilized. And rather then let the newly built Olympus High absorb Skyline as had been intended you plan to rip up the landscape, build new and waste yet more money and resources from taxpayers. How about instead the administrators who make six figure incomes give up their inflated salaries to the teachers who actually educate students? And use existing infrastructure already in place rather than spending more and continuing the monetary waste that plagues Granite. I would be thrilled if more of my taxes went to actual education. As a resident and parent I’m appalled by the waste, disregard for residents’ safety and comfort and ignorance of whoever continues to make these decisions.
Thanks for your concerns. Please allow me to address them. During the most recent school year and in conjunction with Millcreek City, we conducted an extensive traffic study with the intent and design to alleviate as much traffic as possible from Upland. This layout adopts the consultant’s recommendations to do as much so we are excited about the fact that there will be less traffic on Upland with the new building. To your second concern about watering, our field spaces are so minimal on this campus that they are rarely not in use. Regardless, allowing green space to dry up costs more taxpayer money in remediation than it does to maintain it. We still have manual water systems at Skyline which have a different watering schedule that may appear as waste to the casual observer. Please don’t hesitate to contact the school if you feel like something inappropriate is occurring. Lastly, the Olympus rebuild was NEVER intended to absorb Skyline. I am not sure where you have gotten that information. We can’t fit 4,000 students at that location and that is WAY to large of a school population anyway. With respect to administrative salaries, Granite District has the lowest administrative costs in almost the entire nation. The state average is 20% of the national average…district admin is less than one half of 1% of the entire budget. We are way below national standards for supervision so I regret that you feel like it is waste. Please feel free to reach out to me further if I can clarify costs and design specifications. Our goal is always to be good stewards of the precious resource that is the taxpayer funding. Have a good day.
I’m glad to hear that you believe the traffic will be alleviated. That remains to be seen, but I dearly hope that Upland and Birch will see a decrease. One of your own administrators told my family Olympus was meant to absorb Skyline, and as a former teacher at Olympus he was disappointed that it wouldn’t happen. But it sounds like communication within your office is not clear. Administrators still make well over twice typical teachers, regardless of their standing in the country’s rankings, which is appalling as they provide no real education to students. But I’m afraid this is a systemic problem in America as administrators always make more than teachers, healthcare providers, etc. I find your response dismissive and inadequate. Canyons district just raised teachers salaries, and never claimed administrators were paid lower in the nation so they couldn’t justify it. As far as watering the grass, any “lay person” knows that watering every single day is overkill. As is evidenced by the fact that the field is almost always flooded, growing algae, has a sewage smell coming from it. I promise that it does as I am there 5-7 times a week. Just because the grass gets frequent use doesn’t make it need more water. I would be happy to go into the science with you anytime. I’m a master Gardner with Utah State University so feel free to reach out anytime to understand why wasting water on grass actually makes it more disease prone and costly than letting it dry out. I apologize for being overly argumentative but I feel that so much presented here does not represent the progressive values of our community. The mayor agrees but has stated that the City of Millcreek has no jurisdiction here so I’d like to voice the concerns of myself and many of my neighbors.
I am sorry that an admin gave you incorrect information. I am unsure how they thought 4,000+ students could ever be accommodated at Olympus since that is way too large of a student population for one location. I have never heard this from anyone until you brought it to our attention so I am not sure the blame is on this department for that misunderstanding. I am also sorry that you find my response inadequate. Since you feel that administrators provide no real education to students, I would be happy to have you job shadow and admin for a day. Despite the pay, we struggle to find individuals willing to work this difficult job that often runs 12-16 hours a day during the school year. I rarely find a teacher that doesn’t rely heavily on the support of a quality administrator and we can’t find enough of them which refutes the market component that they are overpaid. Admins take care of student discipline and supervise (at a high school) over 120 employees. If we don’t have them, I am curious as to how the school gets run since teachers are focussed on the instruction of 250+ kids every day. We need supervisors and we have plenty of data that show that when we have a quality administrator in the building, teachers and students get help and support which improves educational outcomes. So perhaps we just agree to disagree on that one? 🙂 Lastly, our maintenance staff is reviewing the watering schedule at Skyline to ensure it meets our standards and needs. I appreciate you bringing that concern to our attention.
Is there a separate entrance into the pool besides through the main building?
Yes. Through the building and off the West side to that parking area.
Will there be a sidewalk or pathway for kids to get from walk way over the creek to the junior high and elementary? They currently cross through the fields which isn’t ideal.
We are aware of the walking traffic from that area and it is something that is being considered in the final design work.
I am assuming from the animation that the pool will remain in use until the new pool is built is that correct
That is the current plan. However, this phasing estimates a 5 1/2 year construction project. Pulling the pool offline sooner potentially reduces that timeline so it is still being discussed. A final phasing estimate will be posted in the next few weeks.
Have the new buildings themselves been designed yet? Wondering how tall each of the new buildings will be.
Not in significant detail but the phase animation does give you an idea on height. There was an effort on the part of the community council input and design team to mitigate any impact to the West side neighbors by giving the biggest buffer possible and limiting height as much as possible.