Colorado residents filled a room at the Standley Lake Library in Westminster Wednesday night to question a developer who has a plan to put 40 homes at the site of the former Zerger Elementary School in Westminster’s King Mill neighborhood.
Cardel Homes has a deal with Jeffco Public Schools, which owns the property, to tear down the school and build 40 single-family homes on the property.
“Unfortunately, the school district can’t use this building anymore,” Jeff Keeley, a development consultant working for Cardel Homes, told the crowd. The school system has been selling off some of the schools it has closed as enrollments have declined. After Zerger closed, it served for a time as a charter school that is no longer operating at the site. The building is unused, but locals frequent the green space.
“Listen to us and stop these sales. Stop these closures and do your job,” said Gary Bland, talking about the school district. Bland, who distributed a survey to local residents, said 97% of those who answered don’t like the current plans for the property. Many want the City of Westminster to create a park on the property, but the city did not make a bid for the property when JeffCo Public Schools put it up for sale…