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68 °F Forecast | Road Cams Tuesday, May 24, 2005 Today's News | Shop Our Valley | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery | Contact Us SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Health Biz Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley SHOP OUR VALLEY AutoFinder HomeFinder JobFinder Classified Place an ad TOP JOBS EXTRA Ashland News NIE Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Moving here? eSouthernOregon CUSTOMER SERVICE FAQ's Advertise with us Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend May 14, 2005 %%$$cutline$$%% School move leaps one hurdle Medford Planning Commission OKs Cascade Christian plan for building A church-owned school is one step closer to moving its campus from Jacksonville to Medford. "We’re just very excited," said Ray Johnson, superintendent of Grace Christian Schools, the parent organization that oversees Grace and Cascade Christian schools. The Medford Planning Commission Thursday approved Cascade Christian’s proposal to build a new school at Chevy Way, off Biddle Road. The plan consists of an existing gym, plus a two-story education wing, lockers and kitchen for a total of 98,496 square feet. It could be built in phases, depending on funding, according to school officials. The next step is for the school to come back to the city with detailed design plans. "This is going to need to be reviewed by Site Plan (and Architecture Commission) before they come back (to the Planning Commission) with their final plan," said Jim Maize, Medford city planner. Advertisement In 1999, Medford businessman John Duke offered a 33,000-square-foot building at 886 Chevy Way, formerly part of Superior Athletic Club, to the school. With their existing 100-year-old building in Jacksonville that has remodeling restrictions, an out-of-the-way location and city rules limiting operating hours to between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., school leaders are eager to take advantage of the gift and move to Medford. The school hopes to purchase desirable park land and swap the city for city-owned Table Rock Park adjacent to the site so it can develop athletic fields next to the school. Johnson said officials are waiting for an appraisal of Table Rock Park. He said the earliest that students would move into the new school would be winter 2006. "It’s going to be good for the kids," he said. Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback Free Music Downloads Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers home equity loans helzberg diamonds Distance Education Diamonds Online Poker Auto Insurance Mesothelioma Slippers Student Loans tcg student loan consolidation teleconferencing Website Design & Marketing Memory Foam Mattress w2 forms Mortgage Calculator Free Home-Loan Referrals Payday Loans Advertisement s