DISTRICT SEEKS OK OF BOND MEASURE PLANNED FOR JUNE.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - The Hart school district will appeal to voters again in June, seeking approval of a $52 million bond measure to build new schools and renovate existing ones. The measure is similar to one defeated in November despite winning an overwhelming majority. Measure A failed because it fell just short of the two-thirds vote needed for passage. There was no organized opposition at the time. ``There's a lot of positive feeling that we can win this,'' Bob Lee, superintendent of the William S William, crown prince of Germany William or Frederick William, 1882–1951, crown prince of Germany, son of William II. In World War I he commanded (1914) an army on the Western Front and was nominal commander in the German attack . Hart Union High School District said Thursday. ``There's still momentum from the last one. We've had a lot of encouragement to go back out. The community today has an even better understanding of the need, of the 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. problem in the district and the need to renovate some of the older sites.'' The school board unanimously approved the yet-to-be named measure for the June 6 ballot Wednesday night. Board members decided to try again regardless of the outcome of state Proposition 26, on the March 7, ballot that would erase the two-thirds requirement for school construction bonds, in favor of upon the side of; favorable to; for the advantage of. See also: favor a simple majority. The bond measure, however, could be amended a·mend v. a·mend·ed, a·mend·ing, a·mends v.tr. 1. To change for the better; improve: amended the earlier proposal so as to make it more comprehensive. 2. if the proposition passes. ``If Proposition 26 goes through, obviously that would make our effort simpler,'' Lee said. If approved, property owners would pay no more than about $17 a year per $100,000 of assessed value for 30 years. The bond would finance construction of three high schools, a ``middle college'' program at College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. , two junior highs and a classroom complex in conjunction with the city and the Boys and Girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. Club at Sierra Vista Junior High School. Money also would fund new classrooms at all existing campuses, technical upgrades, renovations and repairs. ``We've had a lot of supporters who have come to us and said they supported the issue but didn't vote for one reason or another. Those people feel bad because they could have made a difference,'' Lee said. ``They could make all the difference in June.'' |
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