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CHAPARRAL SCHOOL TO GET NEW GYM.


Byline: Paul O'Donoghue Staff Writer

Chaparral Middle School Chaparral Middle School could refer to
  • Chaparral Middle School (Diamond Bar), a middle school in Diamond Bar, California
  • Chaparral Middle School (Moorpark), a middle school in Moorpark, California
 will get a $1.8 million gym and Flory School, the district's oldest campus, will undergo $1.1 million in renovations under plans approved by the school board.

Construction of a gym at Chaparral chaparral (chăpərăl`), type of plant community in which shrubs are dominant. It occurs usually in regions having from 10 to 20 in. (25–50 cm) of rainfall annually and with a Mediterranean-type climate. , which was built in the 1950s, will bring it on par with Mesa Verde Middle School, which has a fairly new facility. The gym at Chaparral, which is just west of downtown, will be built on a former baseball diamond and will be accessible from Poindexter Park.

``It's a longstanding goal to maintain equity between the two middle schools,'' said board President David Pollock.

The state will provide 50 percent - $900,000 - with the stipulation An agreement between attorneys that concerns business before a court and is designed to simplify or shorten litigation and save costs.

During the course of a civil lawsuit, criminal proceeding, or any other type of litigation, the opposing attorneys may come to an agreement
 that the gym be open to the general public.

The district will pay the other $900,000, money generated from developer fees at the sale of surplus property, including 16 acres on Casey Road and two acres on 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.  Avenue.

Under state law, developers are required to pay the district $1.93 per square foot for residential and $.30 per square foot for commercial projects in the city.

The site has already been fenced off and construction will begin this summer, Pollock said.

Pollock said the renovations at Flory, which was built in the 1930s, will include upgrading of lighting and the electrical wiring Electrical wiring in general refers to insulated conductors used to carry electricity, and associated devices. This article describes general aspects of electrical wiring as used to provide power in buildings and structures, commonly referred to as building wiring.  and eliminating a channel under one of the buildings. Work crews also will repair buildings that were damaged by fire in October, said Pollock.

The board voted unanimously to seek a $1.1 million loan for work at Flory that would be repaid by state money the district will receive in July 2000, said Pollock. Work is scheduled to begin at the end of the month and be completed in time for the new school year.

In other action, the board approved a fiscal 1999 budget of $39.8 million.

The meeting was the board's last regular session before recessing for the summer. However, it will meet in closed session on June 23 and June 29 to review candidates to replace Moorpark High School Moorpark High School, located in Moorpark, California, is a public high school in the Moorpark Unified School District and currently has an enrollment of 2,478 students.[1]  Principal Max Friedman, whose contract has not been renewed, and Peach Hill Principal Carlos Pagan, who has given notice that he will finish work Friday to take a job in Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern .
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Jun 17, 1999
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