School districts in Fremont and western Page counties, from a state map of school levy rates. The town of Riverton is where Hamburg, Farragut, and Sidney meet.
In light of last week’s decision by the state to nuke the Farragut school district, the Hamburg district wanted to ask the state to deed it some of Farragut’s area, adding enrollment to stabilize that district. Hamburg even volunteered to take control of the school building in Farragut.
Now, if you’ve been following along, that’s a dollop of irony, seeing as though it was the failure of the consolidation vote on the Hamburg side (likely resentment about losing the high school) that contributed to the situation in the first place. Not only that, even if Hamburg did get the Farragut building, the Americans with Disabilities Act non-compliance issues aren’t going away.
The state quickly shot down Hamburg’s suggestion. The Green Hills Area Education Agency is now in charge of operations in Farragut, including how the district will be carved up. I certainly can’t fault Hamburg for trying, and Riverton might be sent that way, but otherwise, I’m in favor of straight lines and not the mess that happened when Clearfield drew its own.