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Athens School Board members prefer single campus for elementary buildings | Local News

The five members of the Athens City School Board appeared to discover at a meeting Thursday night that they all support a single-campus plan for elementary buildings in the district, though many details must be worked out regarding the number of buildings on a single campus and the type of grade-level configuration those buildings would have. The School Board did not vote on anything or make any decisions during its meeting at Athens High School , but simply held a discussion to figure out how each member stands on what would be best for the elementary buildings. Over the last 15 months, the Athens City School District has spent a significant portion of its meeting time engaging in dialogue with community members about the needs for students as they relate to aging school buildings . The district formed a Facilities Steering Committee to review the current makeup of district buildings, taking into consideration locations, grades served, and the needs of students. ...

Industry applauds new sustainable public housing at Ivanhoe, but is the model sustainable?

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Frasers Property Australia , Citta Property Group and Mission Australia have won the tender for the $2. 2 billion redevelopment of the Ivanhoe public housing estate in Macquarie Park, in north-east Sydney. The project is set to achieve high sustainability outcomes , such as carbon neutral operation , but while the news has been welcomed by many in the property industry , it has also raised questions about just how replicable this model of public housing funding is. The master plan for the 8.2 hectare site will see 259 existing low - density public housing dwellings demolished and replaced with more than 3000 dwellings built by the Aspire consortium, including at least 950 new social housing apartments and 128 affordable rental apartments . A non-government co- educational vertical high school , two 75- place childcare centres , a 120- bed aged care facility , 141 social housing independent living units and 132 private independent living units are also in the plans. Community f...