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Date:9/20/24
RE:Subdivision Application PP H-2024-0023
Dear Commissioners,
Kuna School District has reviewed the application of Conger Group (for the Summerlin West Subdivision)and provides
the following comments for your consideration.
Kuna School District has experienced rapid growth over the last ten years.Our March 2023 bond measure to increase
student capacity did not pass.Given the current approvals the City of Kuna has granted,we cannot serve this development
because the proposed plats in this zone are beyond district capacity.
In an independent study conducted by TischlerBise/Galena Consulting for Kuna School District in 2022,it is found that
every new student requires:
●112 square feet of space per student
●Capital cost per student:$46,100 at current construction prices as of June 2022.
This proposed development will impact the Silver Trail Elementary,Fremont Middle School,and Kuna High
School/Swan Falls High School zones which are already at or over capacity with their current enrollment.
To be able to serve this development,the Kuna School District Board of Trustees requests that developers assist the
taxpayers to mitigate the costs of growth through partnership which can be in the form of a donation of land,money,or
in-kind facility work.
The 2019 City of Kuna Comprehensive Plan approved by the City Council provides,as it relates to schools:“School
facilities will expand,as needed,to keep pace with Kuna’s growing population.”In order to expand,the Kuna School
District requires partnerships with the developers and,most importantly,bonds.
To reduce our reliance on bonds and to promote reasonable growth within our district,we generally seek partnerships with
residential developers.Partnerships with developers mitigate the impact homes will have on Kuna School District and our
ability to deliver services without compromising the quality of service delivery to current residents or imposing substantial
additional costs upon current residents to accommodate proposed subdivisions or other developments.(See Idaho Code
§67-6513).When partnerships are established that favorably impact our ability to serve a particular development,we will
inform the Meridian P&Z Commissioners office through an amended letter.
Tim Jensen
Kuna School District Planning Team
Kim Bekkedahl
Superintendent
Jason Reddy,
Asst.Superintendent
Brian Graves,
Assistant Superintendent
Allison Westfall,
Communications Director
Elmira Feather,
Chief Financial Officer
Kelly Schamber,
Special Education Director
Kevin Gifford,
Curriculum,Instruction &
Assessment Director
711 E.Porter Rd.,Kuna,Idaho 83634 Phone:(208)922-1000