CONEJO LISTS 900 PROJECTS SCHOOL BOND WOULD FUND.Byline: Sonia Giordani Daily News Staff Writer Just two months before taking its $97 million school bond back to the voters, 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. has released a list of more than 900 projects that could be funded if the proposal is approved. The report, which outlines maintenance, modernization and capital improvement projects, will be presented at five sessions scheduled next month as part of a districtwide campaign to convince voters to approve the funding. Since last November's election, in which voters narrowly defeated a similar bond issue, district staff have worked with the 31 school principals to identify specific projects and estimate costs. ``In the feedback we got during the 1997 campaign, people indicated they wanted more detailed information about the projects, and that's what we're providing here,'' said Sean Corrigan, director of planning and facilities. ``The big priorities are roofing in the schools and asphalting the campuses, especially where the children play,'' he said. The district's high schools would reap the most benefits from the bond issue, 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. the report. The bond measure would fund: Nearly $10 million in projects for Newbury Park High School, including $2.6 million for 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. , $420,000 to make restrooms accessible to the handicapped and $218,000 for a computer-wiring upgrade. $4 million for a pool, stadium visitor center and additional tennis courts at Westlake High School Westlake High School may refer to:
$8 million to relocate 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 High to Rancho ran·cho n. pl. ran·chos Southwestern U.S. 1. A hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers. 2. A ranch. Conejo. $5.4 million for 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. High, including $400,000 to repair and replace student lockers. Among the middle and elementary campuses, Sequoia Middle School's $5 million would include $88,000 to replace classroom floors and $83,000 to install telecommunications infrastructure. ``I see this bond as essential,'' said Larry Birdsell, principal at Conejo Elementary, where projects worth $2 million have been identified, including $202,000 to repair the parking lot. ``There are several projects around the school I would like to see happen to improve the environment of the kids,'' he said. ``I have leaking roofs and I 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. where we are on the district's list of repairs to make. These last storms put water in three buildings. I've had to help build a bridge for the kids to reach some of the new portables.'' But to district mom Robin Westmiller, Conejo Valley Unified is asking too much of local residents. ``This bond would virtually give the district a blank check Blank check A check that is duly signed, but the amount of the check is left blank to be supplied by the drawee. to fix buildings. Not one dollar would go to arts programs, drama programs, music programs,'' said Westmiller, who led a successful opposition campaign against the district's previous bond. ``The things they are talking about - swimming pools and tennis courts and even air conditioning - are not necessities. They are luxuries,'' said Westmiller, mother of three children enrolled in the district - one in elementary, one in middle and one in high school. But Corrigan, the planning director, said the bond will help fund the addition of classrooms to expand the district's participation in the state-mandated class-size reduction program. Although state grants cover part of the cost, districts are also expected to contribute. PROPOSED BOND PROJECT The Conejo Valley Unified School District released preliminary estimates this week for maintenance, modernization and capital improvement projects throughout the district's 31 schools to be funded by a $97 million school bond and matching state funds. Site Estimated Cost Acacia acacia (əkā`shə), any plant of the large leguminous genus Acacia, often thorny shrubs and trees of the family Leguminosae (pulse family). Elementary $2,230,000 Aspen Elementary $1,780,000 Banyan banyan (băn`yən), species of fig (Ficus bengalensis) of the family Moraceae (mulberry family), native to India, where it is venerated. Its seeds usually germinate in the branches of some tree where they have been dropped by birds. Elementary $1,830,000 Colina Middle $4,960,000 Conejo Elementary $2,170,000 Conejo Valley High $8,000,000 Cypress Elementary $1,820,000 Glenwood Elementary Glennwood is the oldest school in the City of Decatur and one of the oldest in the Atlanta, Georgia area. History Glennwood Elementary opened in 1913 on property the City acquired from the heirs of Thomas Glenn. $1,920,000 Horizon Hills $1,540,000 Ladera Elementary $2,160,000 Los Cerritos Middle $4,440,000 Madrona Elementary $1,890,000 Manzanita manzanita: see bearberry. Elementary $2,210,000 Maple Elementary $1,920,000 Meadows Elementary $1,970,000 Newbury Park High $9,940,000 Park Oaks Elementary $2,230,000 Redwood Middle $4,790,000 Sequoia Middle $5,070,000 Thousand Oaks High $5,420,000 Triunfo Site $1,680,000 University Elementary $2,040,000 Walnut Elementary $2,410,000 Conejo Valley Adult $1,230,000 Weathersfield Elementary $1,840,000 Westlake Elementary $1,800,000 Westlake High $9,430,000 Westlake Hills Elementary $2,870,000 Wildwood Wildwood, city (1990 pop. 4,484), Cape May co., SE N.J., on an island off Cape May; settled 1882, inc. as a city 1911. It has large commercial fisheries and is a popular summer seaside resort with many vintage motels and other buildings from the 1940s–60s. Elementary $1,240,000 Lang Ranch Elementary $910,000 Dos Vientos Elementary $910,000 Warehouse/Maintenance & Ops/ $5,000,000 Transportation Various sites - $1,848,000 Additional classrooms Total estimate, rounded $101,500,000 CAPTION(S): Box BOX: PROPOSED BOND PROJECT (See text) |
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