HART DISTRICT CUTS MILLIONS FROM DEFICIT $50 MILLION STILL TO BE FOUND.Byline: CONNIE LLANOS llanos (yä`nōs), Spanish American term for prairies, specifically those of the Orinoco River basin of N South America, in Venezuela and E Colombia. 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 District has cut its construction budget deficit by more than half -- down to about $50 million -- by scaling back projects and tapping funding options, but officials say there is still more work to be done. A report released Wednesday night by the Dolinka Group consultants says the Hart Union High School District's cash shortfall, originally thought to top $115 million, has been reduced to $53 million. The district scrapped a plan for an alternative high school on the Synergy Keystone development in Canyon Country, sparing about $60 million. It also reduced the cost of the impending im·pend intr.v. im·pend·ed, im·pend·ing, im·pends 1. To be about to occur: Her retirement is impending. 2. Castaic High School by $27 million and identified an additional $30 million in extra funding. But Rob Gapper, Hart's chief operations officer, said funding was increased for modernizing Hart High School Hart High School may refer to:
The district's long-term capital budget is for construction, reconstruction and land purchases to serve the growing district. It is separate from the yearly operating budget Noun 1. operating budget - a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements budget items, operating cost, operating expense, overhead - the expense of maintaining property (e.g. . "It is great that our shortfall has been cut almost in half," said Sue Guthrie, Hart's chief financial officer. "But we are still working towards balancing our revenue and expenditures." Guthrie said the district's accounting department will be assessing the value of district-owned properties, such as the former district offices and the old Bowman High School site -- the first step toward selling off those assets. The report also suggests the district look to the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. Facilities Foundation -- a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. set up to purchase land for the Hart district -- for more donations. Since the foundation's inception in 1998, it has purchased several parcels including the land for Golden Valley High School; a 70-acre site at Hasley and Sloan canyon Sloan Canyon is a National Conservation Area (NCA) administered by the United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM). It is located just south of Las Vegas, Nevada, a short distance from the Las Vegas Strip, near the Anthem development in Henderson. roads in Castaic, which was intended for Castaic High School; and two sites in Canyon Country for a junior high and high school. Rick Patterson, founder and member of the foundation board, said its mission is to buy land for schools, not to fund district projects. "Like good farmers we've planted our seeds, planning for the district's future need for sites," Patterson said. "But we're flexible." District officials are looking to every avenue for the $50 million to finance their list of projects, including the possibility of a bond measure on an upcoming ballot, Gapper said. connie.llanos@dailynews.com (661) 257-5254 |
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