Vista Ridge is pleased to announce that the next elementary school in Erie, Colo. will be built at Vista Ridge, a 923-acre golf course community located two miles west of I-25 on Highway 7. The 52,000-square-foot school will have a student capacity of 525.
Although funds to construct the $8.1 million school are already in place, additional funds are still needed to open and operate the school.
St. Vrain Valley School District's Board of Education decided Aug.10 to place a revenue-generating mill levy override measure on the November 10 ballot. Along with addressing student, teacher and classroom needs throughout the district, a successful mill levy override measure will provide sufficient funds to open and operate the remaining new schools ready for construction.
If voters approve the funds, the district estimates construction on the elementary school will begin in early 2006. Officials expect the school to be ready for students by the 2007 school year.
“We’re honored to host Erie’s newest elementary school,” said Andy Chaikovsky, president of Vista Ridge Development Corporation. “We’re also pleased to be a part of the St. Vrain Valley School District and to offer quality education to our residents’ children in a convenient location.”
The school board voted unanimously to construct a new elementary school at Vista Ridge. A spokesperson said the St. Vrain Valley School District made the decision to build at Vista Ridge because the 10.92-acre parcel is ‘build-ready’ and the land has already been deeded to the district.
Vista Ridge also has a growing number of elementary school-aged children.
The elementary school will be located at 2000 Mountain View Boulevard, between Forsythia Street and Skyline Drive, at Vista Ridge.
Vista Ridge children will attend Erie Elementary School until the new school is built; older children attend Erie Middle School and the new state-of-the-art Erie High School. A variety of private-school options also are available for parents, both within and near the community. For more information about Vista Ridge, visit
www.vistaridge.net.
About Vista Ridge
Designed with families in mind, Vista Ridge is a 923-acre golf-course community that offers all the amenities of a five-star resort – spectacular mountain views, a convenient 7,300-square-foot Community Center featuring an exercise facility, tennis courts, a 6,600 square foot swimming pool complex, and more than a dozen neighborhood parks.
The community also offers a championship 232-acre golf course featuring a 10,600-square-foot golf clubhouse and the award-winning Masters Restaurant. Vista Ridge has custom homes from the $800,000s, single-family, paired patio and cluster homes from the $200,000s and condominiums from the mid $100,000s. All of the Vista Ridge builders have beautiful homes and lots available, with select homes ready for quick move-ins. For more information, please visit
www.vistaridge.net.
About St. Vrain Valley School District
The tenth largest school district in Colorado, St. Vrain Valley offers a variety of learning opportunities to meet the distinctive needs of students. Geographically diverse, the 411 square miles served by the District extends from the Continental Divide out into the agriculture plains. Parts of four counties (Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld) fall within the District’s boundaries. The District also serves 13 different communities: eastern Boulder, Broomfield, Dacono, Erie, Firestone, Frederick, Hygiene, Longmont, Lyons, Mead, Niwot, Peaceful Valley and Raymond. For more information visit www.stvrain.k12.co.us.