With development underway on the north shore, parent Christine Duena says her biggest concern is middle schools in the area she says are overcrowded.
"I really believe we need more middle schools and better middle schools in are area," said Duena.
Many parents at this town hall asked the city to add more school seats in it's plan to rezone the Bay Street corridor. Councilwoman Debi Rose organized the event Monday night.
"It's very important that their voices are heard so that when city planning and other agencies begin to draft the plan everyone's concerns and issues will have been addressed," said Rose.
The city plans to rezone 14 blocks on Bay Street so housing cane be built.
The corridor is currently zoned for manufacturing. Officials are still working on the plan which is expected to be unveiled in the fall.
"All of the agencies are at the table to understand how we can best meet today's and tomorrow's needs for the corridor. It's not just the fact that the rezoning has benefits, it's the fact that we are crafting a neighborhood plan that is going to have benefits for the neighborhood," said Len Garcia-Duran from the city planning department.
But City planning officials received some criticism for building height requirements they are looking at. Officials say the range could be between 6 and 16 stories, but they say nothing is set in stone.
"We didn't come up with these heights out of the air. It was based on what we heard from the community what could work," said Garcia-Duran.
After the plan is released, public hearings will be held and it will need approval from the city council. That's expected to happen in 2017. Still Rose says it's important to plan ahead.
"We are not doing things piece meal. We have an opportunity to plan an entire community," said Rose.