DISTRICT TRIMS PLANS FOR SCHOOL.Byline: Eugene Tong tong 1 tr.v. tonged, tong·ing, tongs To seize, hold, or manipulate with tongs. [Back-formation from tongs. Staff Writer SAUGUS - The Saugus Union School District The Saugus Union School District is a school district in the Santa Clarita Valley that serves the Saugus, Valencia, and Canyon Country communities within the city of Santa Clarita, California. As of March 25,2006, it has 15 elementary schools. has scaled back a planned elementary-school campus to accommodate 720 instead of 920 students, due to burgeoning construction costs. The panel unanimously approved the changes Tuesday for Bouquet Canyon School, which would eliminate two buildings and eight classrooms. The revised plan would shave shave (shav) 1. to cut at or parallel to the surface of the skin. 2. to remove the beard or other body hair by such a process. 3. to cut thin slices from or to cut into thin slices. $1.4 million in building costs, keeping the project within the original $17.6 million budget. ``It's the intent of the board to honor the commitments we've made to the community,'' board President Judy Umeck said. ``Because of that, we have to revisit re·vis·it tr.v. re·vis·it·ed, re·vis·it·ing, re·vis·its To visit again. n. A second or repeated visit. re some projects to complete them in a timely and fiscally responsible manner.'' Since the district began planning the school in 2001, costs have risen some 17 percent. That's partly due to a building boom triggered by a slew of construction bonds passed by California voters over the past two years, said Robert Cutting, assistant superintendent Assistant Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank. for business services. ``It's supply and demand right now,'' he said. ``The contractors have an awful lot of business and they can demand a higher price.'' 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 faces a similar problem. Cost increases forced officials to scale back construction plans for Rancho ran·cho n. pl. ran·chos Southwestern U.S. 1. A hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers. 2. A ranch. Pico Junior High, which is scheduled to open in 2004. When completed in 2005, Bouquet Canyon would serve as the final home of the existing elementary school elementary school: see school. , which has been housed in a series of portables next to the permanent site since 1989. The new plans would fold two free-standing buildings - an office and a kindergarten - into existing structures, Cutting said. That would reduce the number of regular classrooms from 34 to 26 and shrink capacity to 720 students. But there will be room for expansion to 920 pupils if needed. ``We want to stay on budget so we're going to reduce the first phase,'' he said. ``If we need additional capacity, we can add a second phase.'' If the new design can stay within budget, Cutting said, it would help the district control costs for future projects, including the proposed Tesoro Del Valle School, also set to open 2005. ``What we'd like to do is try and get what is basically a master plan,'' he said. ``In this time of rising construction costs, the more you can control the designs, the better you can control the costs.'' Eugene Tong, (661) 257-5253 eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com |
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