BURBANK TO ASK FOR $112 MILLION TO FIX SCHOOLS.Byline: Lee Condon Condon is a surname that originated in Ireland. The name is derived from a French surname de Caunteton, which came to Ireland with Norman settlers in the 12th century AD. In Irish the surname is Condún. Daily News Staff Writer Saying many of the city's aging public schools are crumbling and its two high schools need to be rebuilt, the Burbank Burbank, city (1990 pop. 93,643), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1911. Tourism and the entertainment industry are central to its economy; several motion-picture studios and television headquarters are here. Burbank's aerospace industry collapsed with the end of the Cold War. school board has decided to ask voters to approve a $112.5 million bond measure in April. ``There's just a tremendous need to bring our schools up to good condition,'' said Elena Hubbell Hubbell may refer to: People with the surname Hubbell:
1. Contraction of do not. 2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not. n. A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts. work in the classrooms. We have overcrowded o·ver·crowd v. o·ver·crowd·ed, o·ver·crowd·ing, o·ver·crowds v.tr. To cause to be excessively crowded: a system of consolidation that only overcrowded the classrooms. classrooms. Our plumbing plumbing, piping systems inside buildings for water supply and sewage. The Romans had a highly developed plumbing system; water was brought to Rome by aqueducts and distributed to homes in lead pipes—hence the name plumbing from the Latin word plumbum is going bad. Most of these schools were built 60 years ago, and they still have the same plumbing.'' The biggest ticket items are major renovations to Burbank and Burroughs high schools. School officials have estimated that rebuilding the two campuses will cost a total of $81 million. A $112.5 million bond measure would cost Burbank taxpayers $45 per $100,000 of the assessed valuation of their homes, said David Aponik, superintendent of Burbank schools. The school district will need to get two-thirds, or 66.7 percent of the voters, to favor the measure. It will mark the second time in three years that the district will attempt to float a school bond. In February 1994, the board asked voters to approve a $100 million bond measure, but it fell some 10 points short of approval. Burbank Councilman Ted McConkey, who was opposed to the bond proposal in 1994, doubted that the voters would approve a $112 million bond measure and suggested the district set its sights on a $50 million proposal instead. ``They (the district) should take the guesswork out of it, the $50 million bond would walk away with it,'' McConkey said. ``They're taking a big gamble.'' But Hubbell said this time around the district is committed to making sure the public is given solid numbers that reflect how much of a hit they will have to take on their property taxes. |
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