The Fairhope Times

Fairhope, Alabama thefairhopetimes.blogspot.com    Proposed Early Learning Academy.   Old Silverhill Elementary site.   TOO FAR FOR PARENTS TO DRIVE?  On the brink of awarding contracts for actual construction, the Baldwin County School Board began debating the merits of a proposed Early Learning Academy in downtown Silverhill -- on the site of the former elementary school. The new 72K square foot school is to have 34 classrooms and accommodate about 612 students with 171 parking spaces.  District 3 representative Tony Myrick (Foley area) and others worried that the proposed 10 mile attendance zone would cause a "hardship for parents" by being too far to drive to drop off their children, since the grant-funded program (Office of School Readiness, OSR) is non-mandated and no transportation is provided (except for some special education cases). Growing traffic congestion in the Silverhill area is a worry too, especially on the two main roads, HWY 104 and C...