BOARD TO MEET ON SCHOOL MEASURE.Byline: John Sanders John Sanders is the name of
Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley voters will be asked in November November: see month. to approve a bond measure to build new high schools and modernize mod·ern·ize v. mo·dern·ized, mo·dern·iz·ing, mo·dern·iz·es v.tr. To make modern in appearance, style, or character; update. v.intr. To accept or adopt modern ways, ideas, or style. older ones. But the dollar amount of the bond - and how much it will cost local property owners - won't be decided by the Antelope Valley Union High School District The Antelope Valley Union High School District (A.V.U.H.S.D.) is located in the Antelope Valley area of California, in northern Los Angeles County. The district includes eight public high schools, one trade school, and two continuation high schools in the cities of Palmdale board until a special meeting Tuesday. ``It's important that the board be deliberate, and let's take our time with it,'' said board member Bill Olenick. ``There's no doubt in my mind, Tuesday we're going to work out a dollar amount that is going to meet the district's need for the next five to seven years. Hopefully the community will support it in November.'' The board voted 5-0 Wednesday to call a bond election for Nov. 2. It scheduled the special meeting for 5 p.m. Tuesday at the district office. Olenick said that it was his idea to break the meeting into two sessions because he felt the board needed more time to decide a dollar amount. The board must decide the right number of projects at the right cost to present to voters in November, Olenick said. ``This is new to the district; this is new to me,'' Olenick said. ``And we certainly want to take all the time that's needed to make sure we adequately address facility needs for the district for the next five to seven years.'' School bond measures have received an uneven reception in recent years in the Antelope Valley. Lancaster voters last March approved a $29 million bond measure after earlier efforts failed in 1989 and 1990. In Palmdale, an $81 million bond measure failed in 1996 and 1997. Eastside Union School District voters approved a $15.5 million bond measure in 1997. The high school district's most pressing need is for the proposed Mountain View High School on Avenue S in east Palmdale. The district also wants to build a continuation school continuation school: see vocational education. for the south valley at 6th Street East and Avenue Q, as well as a college-prep campus on Rancho ran·cho n. pl. ran·chos Southwestern U.S. 1. A hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers. 2. A ranch. Vista Boulevard. |
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