BOND ISSUE SUPPORTED IN SURVEY; 75% FAVOR MEASURE.Byline: Sonia Giordani Daily News Staff Writer A survey of 400 randomly selected residents of the Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by showed strong support for a $97 million school bond measure slated for the Nov. 4 ballot. More than 75 percent of respondents said they would likely support the bond measure to add some permanent classrooms and to upgrade others, as well as libraries and science laboratories, to accommodate computers, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. results of the telephone survey. And more than 70 percent of those surveyed also said they were more likely to support the proposed bonds because they know that there is already some overcrowding overcrowding overcrowding of animal accommodation. Many countries now publish codes of practice which define what the appropriate volumetric allowances should be for each species of animal when they are housed indoors. Breaches of these codes is overcrowding. in schools and that officials expect future increases in the student population. The Conejo Valley Unified School District Conejo Valley Unified School District or CVUSD is a school district in Ventura County. It serves Thousand Oaks, California and its subsections Newbury Park and Westlake Village. anticipates the student population to grow by more than 2,200 in the next four years, said Superintendent Jerry Gross. Schools throughout the district have been relying on portable and makeshift classrooms to accommodate students and face renewed challenges with plans to reduce the number of students per class, he said. Like most districts, Gross said the Conejo Valley has faced additional financial challenges as state education funding has dwindled. The November bond measure would finance improvements to the district's 27 campuses, including 21 that were built nearly 30 years ago and have had little renovation. To pass in November, the bond measure will need approval from two-thirds of the voters. Knowing that aging and deteriorating de·te·ri·o·rate v. de·te·ri·o·rat·ed, de·te·ri·o·rat·ing, de·te·ri·o·rates v.tr. To diminish or impair in quality, character, or value: heating and air conditioning air conditioning, mechanical process for controlling the humidity, temperature, cleanliness, and circulation of air in buildings and rooms. Indoor air is conditioned and regulated to maintain the temperature-humidity ratio that is most comfortable and healthful. systems would be replaced with energy-efficient systems, expected to save the district money on annual utility bills, would be a factor in their support for the bond measure, according to 84 percent of those surveyed. Gross said district officials ordered the survey after trustees voted in June to place the bond on the ballot to gauge voter support. ``If you get 20 percent support for a bond in a survey, you know you should probably fold up your tent and go home,'' said Gross. With more than 75 percent favorable fa·vor·a·ble adj. 1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds. 2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis. 3. response in the survey, however, Gross said the bond measure has a strong future. The survey was conducted the week of July 17. ``The survey confirms that the things we have identified as needs in the district are consistent with what the public thinks is needed,'' he said. The survey was conducted by Price Research, a public opinion research firm based in San Ramon San Ramon (Spanish for "Saint Raymond") may refer to one of the following places:
Gross said the firm performed the survey on the understanding it will be paid only if the bond measure passes in November. Gross said the cost will be similar to the cost for a survey conducted earlier this year for the school board, the city of Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. and the Conejo Recreation and Park District. That survey cost $15,000 and was jointly funded by the three agencies, he said. A draft of the bond measure as it will appear on the November ballot will be submitted to the county Friday. |
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