BURBANK VOTERS TO DECIDE SCHOOL BOND, BOARD : MEASURE SEEKS $112.5 MILLION.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 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. voters head to the polls today in a critical election for local schools and the school board. For the second time in three years, Burbank school officials will ask voters to approve a school construction bond - this one seeking $112.5 million to rebuild and renovate schools. Parents have been manning phone lines and stuffing envelopes in an effort to secure the 10,000 yes votes they believe they need to get the two-thirds majority required for passage. A bond consultant hired by the district has estimated that it will cost the average taxpayer $44 per $100,000 of the assessed value of their home - a figure seen as low by critics. Burbank resident Joel Schlossman said bond supporters have used ambitious growth projections in their calculations and that the bill will end up being more expensive to local taxpayers. Burbank school officials say the money will be dedicated to reconstructing Burbank and Burroughs high schools, repairing inadequate electrical, 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 , heating and air-conditioning systems at all schools, and bringing schools into compliance with fire, earthquake, health and safety standards Safety standards are standards designed to ensure the safety of products, activities or processes, etc. They may be advisory or compulsory and are normally laid down by an advisory or regulatory body that may be either voluntary or statutory. . In addition to the school bond, Burbank voters also will choose two members for its school board. Incumbents Denise Wilcox, a former Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. administrator, and Connie Lackey, a nursing supervisor, are both running. They are challenged by small-business woman Patricia Burnett, who says resources are not being divided equally throughout the district, and the Rev. Anthony De Felicis, the executive pastor at Emmanuel Evangelical Free Church, who wants to get parents more involved in school decision making. Also on the ballot is a question asking voters if they want the city of Burbank to retain its transient A malfunction that occurs at random intervals and lasts for a short duration such as a spike or surge in a power line or a memory cell that intermittently fails. See spike and power surge. transient - 1. parking tax at short-term Short-term Any investments with a maturity of one year or less. short-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss on the value of an asset that has been held less than a specified period of time. parking facilities like the airport and the hotel and conference center. The race for the Burbank City Council was decided in a February primary. |
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