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Monday, February 4, 2013

Have Any Idea What All the Property in the Ladue School District is Worth?

Several hundred million, but none of it is for sale other than the old Wright School property.

If someone was to sell their house, they would get a real estate agent or an assessor to put a valuation on that particular piece of property. The agent would add up the square footage, count the number of rooms, fixtures and value of the property and come up with a given figure. The Ladue School District is no different. Though no buildings will be up for sale (other than the location of the old Early Childhood Center), millions of dollars are wrapped up in value to the district. Here’s a look at the school buildings in the district, their founding years and current assessed valuations. Reed School, built in 1938. 60,565 square feet. Replacement Costs: building $12 million, $114 thousand. Contents: $3 million, $430 thousand; total $15 …

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CreveCoeurDad

5:48 am on Wednesday, February 6, 2013

The Schlafly clan wants good secular public schools about as much as they want to prove the theory of evolution correct. They don't care about the tax issue because they think too much is being spent, they care about it because the schools are secular. If they can cut off the money and strangle the baby in it's crib, so much the better. It's much easier than what they've been trying to do for the…   more ›

Monday, January 14, 2013

Frontenac Residents Oppose Any Commercial Development on the Old Wright School Property

Zoning on this property presently is restricted to single family homes, though villas are possible.

On January 8, the City of Frontenac had a public hearing concerning the future status of the 15-acre tract of land just west of Lindbergh Boulevard on Clayton Road. This was most recently the home of the Ladue Early Childhood Center (LEEC) before moving to Creve Coeur, and before that, the long-time location for Wright School of the Ladue School District. Some 200 residents crowded into the Frontenac Hilton Hotel to express their views that this land should remain residential and not fall into hands of developers. Frontenac residents only want single-family homes developed on this piece of property which backs up to Highway 64-40. The land is currently owned by the Ladue School District and under a contract to the Sansone Group of Clayton…

CreveCoeurDad

1:18 pm on Monday, January 14, 2013

I'm thinking trailer park. Or Section 8 housing. Hey, it's residential. We'll have commercial development approved in a week.   more ›

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