Politics & Government
Does Bloomfield Need More Schools?
Both the Bloomfield Township Planning Commission and Design Review Board will consider site plans for new schools at meetings Wednesday.
The Bloomfield area is regarded nationally and internationally for it's exemplary public and private schools. And it could be home to two more.
The Bloomfield Township Planning Commission will consider proposals for the creation of two new schools on existing buildings at its regularly scheduled meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Township Hall.
The Alderbrook School, a private, non-profit school, petitioned the township to convert the current Institute for Amorphous Studies at 1050 E. Square Lake Rd., into a learning center for about 45 students. No age range was described in township documents, however building schematics show more than 8,500 square feet of the main building designated as a middle school and high school. A second schematic shows a smaller, separate building on the property of nearly 2,500 square feet dedicated to an elementary school.
The application, submitted by Madison Heights-based Sterling Education, coincided with an open house on July 6 on the property, which is also known as Sterling South-Oakland Campus in some township documents. The Design Review Board will consider the site plan at their regularly scheduled meeting at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Both that and the planning commission meeting are open to the public.
Christian Leadership Academy
The planning commission will also consider a site plan for the Christian Leadership Academy at the Bloomfield Hills Baptist Church (CLA). The proposed private school would occupy the existing school wing of the church that is no long used for classrooms.The plan includes selling a substantial portion of the property to the school, which would provide general studies for students ranging from kindergarten through high school, documents show. The application notes a starting enrollment of 130 students.
The application included dozens of letters of support from nearby residents and parents of current academy students at the CLA's Troy location. Many cited the positive influence the school and students could have on the community, as well as concerns about the church's current debt and future development potential.
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