SECOND CANYONS CAMPUS ON TRACK GRADING THE LAST STEP BEFORE CONSTRUCTION.Byline: PATRICIA PATRICIA Practical Algorithm To Retrieve Information Coded In Alphanumeric PATRICIA Proving and Testability for Reliability Improvement of Complex Integrated Architectures PATRICIA PApilloma TRIal Cervical cancer In young Adults FARRELL AIDEM Staff Writer CANYON COUNTRY -- Crews have been removing debris and brush from a treacherous hillside Hillside may refer to: Places
In the first major step of construction, the college board is due to approve a grading contract at a special meeting Thursday, and that work is due to begin in mid-June, James Schrage, the campus dean of physical plant and facilities planning, said Tuesday. ``We're ready for full mobilization See: mobilization. ,'' Schrage said. ``Grading is the last step before we begin actual construction work.'' The Canyon Country Educational Center initially will be in portable buildings, with permanent structures due about three years later, Schrage said. The campus, designed to serve students on 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, Valley's east side, is being funded by a bond measure approved in 2001 by local voters. The center will accommodate 3,000 students. It will sit on 70 acres on Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling near the northern edge of Canyon Country. Aquila Landscaping was paid $5,790 to remove the heavy brush from the property -- work being completed well ahead of fire season. Juan Nolasco Luna of Santa Clarita was paid $17,000 to remove debris and Precision Environmental Inc., also of Santa Clarita, was paid $19,760 to remove hazardous materials -- asbestos asbestos, mineral asbestos, common name for any of a variety of silicate minerals within the amphibole and serpentine groups that are fibrous in structure and more or less resistant to acid and fire. and lead-based paint from three 40-year-old abandoned homes on the land, Schrage said. The college board is due to award a contract Thursday for the grading. Sealed bids were opened Monday and college officials were assessing the bids and references before presenting their recommendations to the board. The law requires that public agencies choose the lowest responsible bid for such projects. pat.aidem(at)dailynews.com (661) 257-5251 IF YOU GO: The College of the Canyons board will hold a meeting on construction of the Canyon Country campus at 5 p.m. Thursday in the staff dining room on campus, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Valencia. CAPTION(S): box Box: IF YOU GO (see text) |
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