DISTRICT VOTES TO BEGIN PURCHASE OF SCHOOL SITE.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Staff Writer Despite concerns that a number of potential hazards surround the proposed Golden Valley High School site, the Hart district has agreed to begin proceedings to buy the land for its fifth high school. In a unanimous vote Tuesday night, members 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 board agreed to initiate the purchase with the 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, Facilities Foundation, a deal that only will be completed if the site is deemed safe. ``We want to buy a piece of property that is construction-ready and environmentally safe,'' said Trustee Philip Ellis, elected to the board in November. ``If it's not ready, we don't buy it.'' The approval to begin proceedings came during a special board meeting Tuesday that started with a 3-hour tour of the school site. As a new board member, Ellis said that he felt much better voting on the proposed school site after touring the land. ``I was glad to have an opportunity to have a look at that,'' Ellis said. ``You get a better flavor and feel of where the school site is and what areas it would cover.'' ``It took away a lot of my concerns,'' Ellis added. Located in the heart of Santa Clarita on rolling hills Rolling hills are like a mountain chain, only a "hill chain" of hills that roll on and on continually. You will often find them in between plains and mountains, near major rivers, or randomly anywhere. The only places without rolling hills are deserts and flood plains. that overlook the rest of the valley, the school site itself has never been developed, but is surrounded by possible hazards. Concerns include nearby oil fields This list of oil fields includes major fields of the past and present. The list is incomplete; there are more than 40,000 oil and gas fields of all sizes in the world[1]. , overhead power lines, the San Gabriel San Gabriel (săn gā`brēəl), city (1990 pop. 37,120), Los Angeles co., SW Calif.; inc. 1913. Fabric, furniture, paper products, tools, and aircraft parts are manufactured. earthquake fault zone, the potential for landslides, and neighbors that include an explosives testing site and the former Bermire munitions mu·ni·tion n. War materiel, especially weapons and ammunition. Often used in the plural. tr.v. mu·ni·tioned, mu·ni·tion·ing, mu·ni·tions To supply with munitions. plant, now undergoing a state-monitored cleanup. Although the purchase deal has begun, officials said that no money will enter into the agreement until the state Department of Toxic Substances Control determines the site is safe to begin construction. ``No money will be going into escrow escrow Instrument, such as a deed, money, or property, that constitutes evidence of obligations between two or more parties and is held by a third party. It is delivered by the third party only upon fulfillment of some condition. until DTSC DTSC Department of Toxic Substances Control DTSC DARCOM Technical Steering Committee gives us an initial determination,'' Superintendent Bob Lee said. ``Right now they can't tell us when that will be. We know it's not a week.'' If the DTSC approves the site, after field tests now under way, a deposit will be placed into an escrow account. The purchase price hasn't been set, but district officials estimate that it will be about $6.5 million. While Tuesday's vote begins the purchase proceedings, the district will not take possession of the land without a second board vote. The nonprofit foundation formed to help the district obtain land for new schools owns approximately 130 acres, including the Golden Valley site of about 40 acres. |
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