Campus Hills/Red Pump Elementary School Location Issue
In December 2008, based on school enrollment data and current economic conditions, the Board of Education and County Executive determined that two new elementary schools would not be necessary at this time. They further determined that the best location for the one new school would be the Schucks Road location, therefore the Board amended its CIP request to defer the construction of the Red Pump ES and continue with the planning and construction of the Campus Hills ES on the Schucks Road site to open in August 2011. Since then, the Harford County Council publically disagreed with this decision, and launched its own investigation to determine the best location for the new elementary school. Since January 2009, there have been numerous meetings with the Council members, Board members, and members of the general public debating this issue. The following documents have been made public by the Board related to this debate: