DISTRICT DELAYS VOTE ON FEE HIKE MEMBERS QUESTION RATE OF CONSTRUCTION IN REPORT.Byline: KAREN MAESHIRO Staff Writer NORTH EDWARDS -- Questions raised about the accuracy of a consultant's study that justified increased developer fees for schools prompted the board of the Muroc Joint Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. to table a decision on the hike. The study indicated that the rate of construction in the district, which covers the communities of Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. , North Edwards and Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. , is 10 buildings a year, or 50 buildings in the past five years. "It's a pretty small town. Most years that wouldn't be the case," board President Chuck James Charles Hamilton "Chuck" James (born November 9, 1981 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a starting pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. Minor League career Chuck was signed by the Braves on July 29, 2002 in the 20th Round of the 2002 Free Agent Draft. said. "We wanted to make sure the report was accurate." At a board meeting last week, trustees postponed their decision until March to further discuss the report. The board last fall approved spending up to $2,500 for the consultant to do the study, which would allow the district to increase the levy charged to home-builders from $1.65 per square foot to $2.63 per square foot, the standard rate set by the state. Hiking developer fees on the few homes built in the district would be one of the initial steps that would need to be taken before the district could pursue a bond or apply for state hardship funding to help pay for school construction projects. District officials have said they need to come up with more than $678,000 in matching funds Noun 1. matching funds - funds that will be supplied in an amount matching the funds available from other sources cash in hand, finances, funds, monetary resource, pecuniary resource - assets in the form of money for a proposed $1.6 million modernization modernization Transformation of a society from a rural and agrarian condition to a secular, urban, and industrial one. It is closely linked with industrialization. As societies modernize, the individual becomes increasingly important, gradually replacing the family, of Boron High School. Under a 60-40 match scheme, the state's share of the cost is $1.01 million, and the district's match is $678,462. Trustees have discussed within the past year the possibility of pursuing a $6 million bond measure to build and improve school facilities, but they have taken no action. The district receives about $2,000 a year in developer fee revenue, district officials said. The Boron project has encountered previous hurdles. The district in 2005 challenged a decision by the state to cancel the project because state officials said the district was tardy tar·dy adj. tar·di·er, tar·di·est 1. Occurring, arriving, acting, or done after the scheduled, expected, or usual time; late. 2. Moving slowly; sluggish. in sending project plans back to the state. The district last year was given another chance to apply for the state aid and was approved. karen.maeshiro@dailynews.com (661) 267-5744 |
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