Dissent simmers over plans for Yuba River Charter School in advance of Nevada County Supervisors Jan. 13 hearing

Leaders of a neighborhood group near the proposed new home of Yuba River Charter School said they are still worried that drainage problems in the area could be worsened if the project moves forward.

The neighbors are not against having a school next door, said Anita Daniels, president of Friends of Squirrel Creek. Were concerned about the environmental impacts that could erupt because of it.

Daniels, responding in advance of a Jan. 13 public hearing before the Nevada County Board of Supervisors, said she has invited school officials and their consultants to a Jan. 6 meeting at her home to show them the waterlogged soil conditions that already exist, including a history of flooding and regular seasonal sandbagging.

She said proposals to add berms and to deepen a neighborhood pond wont be enough to offset the additional runoff from the schools roof and new parking lot.

We want to make someone realize that this isnt going to work without some major changes to their plan, Daniels said.

Daniels and husband Don, the closest neighbors to the proposed school site at Rough and Ready Highway and Adam Avenue in unincorporated Nevada County, made her comments in response to public statements by the school earlier this month that they have worked for the last 18 months to address neighbors concerns, particularly regarding drainage.

All the professional people say the plans are going to work, said the schools business manager, Susan Egan, on Friday. Experts at the county and at outside agencies say its more than what we need.

Supervisors on Jan. 13 will review the revised plans their second look at the project after a Nov. 13 recommendation for approval from the Nevada County Planning Commission. The plans call for a 23,000-square-foot K-8 school to house about 300 students.

The first set of plans, approved by the Planning Commission in May 2013, were appealed by neighbors to the county board in July 2013. Supervisors accepted the appeal and sent the plans back to the drawing board.

The Daniels, who said they have been fighting the project for years, acknowledge that their concerns were addressed, but say they are not yet convinced that their solutions will work.

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Dissent simmers over plans for Yuba River Charter School in advance of Nevada County Supervisors Jan. 13 hearing