CASTAIC HIGH IS DELAYED AGAIN NORTHLAKE DEVELOPMENT TAKEN OFF COUNTY AGENDA.Byline: CONNIE LLANOS llanos (yä`nōs), Spanish American term for prairies, specifically those of the Orinoco River basin of N South America, in Venezuela and E Colombia. Staff Writer CASTAIC -- The opening of a Castaic High School, originally scheduled for next month, has been delayed again, probably until 2011-12, although officials are unsure when the community will actually get its own campus. The latest delay came after discussion of the related 3,700-home Northlake project was removed from the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Planning Commission's agenda. "We don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. when the development will be back on the commission's agenda," said Paul Novak, planning deputy for Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San . Novak said there are unresolved Not completed; not finished; not linked together. See resolve. issues involving traffic and environmental effects, as well as inconsistencies between an earlier approved plan and a revised plan. Hart Union High School District officials were dismayed by the latest delay because they had hoped to begin construction next March and open the campus in fall 2010. "Now that is delayed significantly, and we don't know what new planning or approvals will come at this point," said Rob Gapper, Hart's chief operations officer. Gapper said the district has been looking at alternate locations, including the Castaic-Mesa site being offered by The Newhall Land and Farming Company The Newhall Land and Farming Company is a land management company based in Valencia, California, United States. The company is responsible for the master community planning of Valencia, as well as the management of farm land elsewhere in the state. . "We have done a preliminary investigation, and the Department of Education believes it is a viable site," Gapper said. The downside Downside The dollar amount by which the market or a stock has the potential to fall. Notes: You might hear someone say that the downside on stock XYZ is $10. What that means is that the stock could fall by this amount if things got bad. , he said, is that the district would once again have a high school tied to a proposed residential development whose lengthy approval process hasn't started. The Sterling-Gateway site is a more recent option brought to the district by Castaic community members. The site is located in a predominantly industrial area, Gapper said, but it could be a possibility because of its central location. "We are still looking at Northlake as our school site," Gapper said. "But we are also working on identifying the timelines involved with each of these alternative sites, and we are looking at the cost for the property, infrastructure and for all environmental issues that may come up." Castaic students have recently been reassigned from West Ranch to Valencia High to alleviate 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. at the westside campus. "There will be 6,700 kids between Valencia and West Ranch High by the time my daughter is in high school," said Mike Jackson For the P. G. Wodehouse character, see . For other people named Mike Jackson, see . General Sir Michael David "Mike" Jackson, GCB, CBE, DSO, DL, (born 21 March 1944) is a British army officer, formerly Chief of the General Staff. , a father of two from Castaic. "They won't be able to hold all of those students, and they don't seem have a solution." John Kunak, a Castaic Town Council member and president of the Castaic Union School District, said the Hart district has failed to move quickly enough. "The Hart district has obtained taxes and fees from the Castaic community which have been used to educate all of our students, but which should have also provided funds to build a high school in the community when appropriate," he added. "Well, it is clearly appropriate now." connie.llanos@dailynews.com (661) 257-5254 |
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