[quote=HarryBosch][quote=paramount]The best primary schools are also in Central Temecula – Abbey Rinker, Crowne Hill and Paloma Elementary.
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And speaking of Elementary schools in Temecula I heard a rumor that Sparkman Elementary, off of Margarita and Temecula Parkway behind Albertson, will not be opening in the Fall. That should help to increase the value of the homes surrounding Abbey Rinker, Crowne, Paloma and Tony Tobin.
Too bad for the people who live near Sparkman Elementary. I expect their house values to decline somewhat.[/quote]
The rumor is true, they were going to close more, they just have too many schools, they make the delopers pay to build them but as the kids get older in a neighborhood, they aren’t as full, so they took a few 75% full schools and consolodated them to cut down on secretaires, principals, janitors, etc. as a way of closing the budget gap. I don’t know if it will hurt the houses nearby that much because there are other schools in walking distance and that one wasn’t in the middle of a neighborhood like the others are, it was at the edge of the residential area, next to commercial stuff and a busy road. Plus the hospital is supposed to be built accross the street, they may do well just selling the land in the future if they don’t ever need it.
It’s a difficult task to plan schools, when a development springs up, everyone has little kids. over time, less and less are little, people don’t always move away just because their kids grew up. I go jogging on a 5 mile round trip and I go by 4 elementary schools, that’s just silly. The trap for someone living nearby, is what will it become down the road when it’s not opened back up? Certain uses can have a negative effect on prices, but these are some of the biggest nimbys in the world so I dont ever worry that much, some of these local folks passionately fight hospital and church construction, so someone wanting to open a drug treatment center or something is in for a big suprise. I’ve given up my dream that we get a strip club someday.
