The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-04
Eight Local Schools Found Inadequate By Commission

Eight Waterbury Schools will re- quire new buildings or additions to present facilities in the near fu- ture, according to a detailed report submitted by the City Planning Commission to the Board of Educa- tion last night. A study of the nu- merous recommendations will be made by the Boards committee on schoolhouses.
 In addition to outlining the need of further building where the pop ulation is increasing, the commission presents a recommendation in it's report for central schools in the Brooklyn and Washington Hill sec- tions, where the school population has been reclining in recent years.
 The eight schools which the com mission says will require new or ad- ditional facilities are: Anderson, Bunker Hill, Chase, East Farms, East Mountain, Hopeville, Sprague and Tinker.
 May Revise Lines
 The report points out that an al- dition to Chase School and subse- quent revision of district lines in the area would eliminate the need of an addition to Anderson School.
 It is pointed out that Bunker Hill and Roosevelt Schools are more than a mile and half report. A new school in between rather than an addition to Bunker Hill might be the solution, the commission states.
 That section Is ideally suited to residential development, the report states. The commission notes that 2O2 houses have been planned in the section by developers, exclusive of houses by individuals.
 The commission states the East Farms development plans will not have to be put into effect in the lm- mediate future, but that the East Mountain School will need to be re- built within the next two years. The school now has only two rooms.
 Speculate On Future
 The commission states that ike the Bunker Hill section, the East Mountain area has plenty of open land" which is suitable for houses, and that developers aready con- template 181 homes there.
 Hopeville, Sprague, ana l1nker School buildings are sufficient no" but need of additions later is an- ticipated, according to the report.
 Included in the report is recom- mendation for elimination of Hen dricken School, and distribution oI it's pupils to Anderson, Chase, ana Wilson Schools.
 The commission recommends "co- ordinated planning of future scnool construction by the city and paro- ehial school officials" It asks TOT establishment of new school dis trict lines in order to fully utilize" existing school facilities.
 Playground Space Needed
 An addition to Chase School ana extension of the playground should be the first building undertaking, according to the report. The com mission also recommends acqnsl- tion of additional playground areas for present schools.
 Discussing the situation in the Brooklyn section, the commission notes that there are several schools close together and that the school population has been declining. Es- tablishment of one central school is recommended.
 The commissions report contains statistics on population, and also figures on the number of new houses built and contemplated currently in the various school sections.
 Grammar schools now have a seating capacity of 12,426, with a surplus of 4,24l. the report states. It notes that 55 rooms are unoccupi- ed