The Dublin Unified School District (DUSD) conducted a Community Town Hall Meeting on February 4th to provide information and answer questions regarding the DUSD’s future elementary school, Kolb Elementary and the timing of its opening. The meeting opened with a brief informational session and then led into a 1+ hour Q&A session between the DUSD’s leadership team and Dublin residents. Please check out Around Dublin for a recap of the information provided during the town hall.

During the town hall conversation, it was acknowledged that one of the reasons that the DUSD doesn’t have the funding to complete the Kolb Elementary School project is that the impact fees that were generated on new home sales within the Kolb Elementary School boundaries were allocated to the construction of other East Dublin schools. One resident noted that he either felt that he was lied to about the Kolb school opening by the home builder or that the DUSD had poorly planned for the construction of Kolb Elementary School.

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