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March 6, 2014
Volume 18, Issue 10
Ivy High School to get $1.4 million in modernization improvements Tear down for school project slated for June 1
Ken Seals photo Ivy High School students, left to right, D’Aquino Small, Ismael Luna, and Francisco Lopez, warm up for soccer practice after school; deterioration to the roof of the school building behind them can be seen.
Andrea Verdin Special to The Village News The Fallbrook Union High School District (FUHSD) board of trustees recently approved a modernization project for Ivy High School which will include new portable classrooms. According to a recent FUHSD meeting agenda, the total anticipated budget for the project is $1,487,075. The budget covers architectural services, preconstruction services, construction services, the portable buildings, and a contingency budget. Approximately $750,000 will be used for construction costs. “The buildings were old,” said Ivy principal Melissa Marovich. “The buildings were purchased used in 1978. As the years passed, the prefabricated buildings were cobbled together, and it’s obvious that they really have a shelf life. Some of the original buildings were rebuilt to extend that shelf life, but it became apparent [new buildings were needed].” The project will leave the high school with the same footprint, but with more cohesiveness, said Marovich. “We are going to tear the whole thing down,” she said. “The new buildings will look permanent and cohesive in layout.” In addition, the new cohesion of the buildings will allow for better
security at Ivy, stated Marovich, who also said that the project is set to take place immediately after graduation this year. Wil Hatcher, FUHSD chief business officer, stated that the school’s utility systems will also be brought up to current code. “We will be doing grading and new plumbing,” he said. “The school will look more like the district office buildings.” “We have to move out the day after graduation because they are tearing down everything on June 1,” she said. “They are going to have the project done in 60 days or less.” Erickson-Hall, the construction c o m p a n y i n c h a rg e o f t h e modernization project, has done similar projects at schools in the Grossmont area with similar timelines, said Marovich. “They say it shouldn’t be a problem for them,” she explained. “It helps that the buildings are prefabricated, and will be simply rolled off the trucks.” “This year made the most sense [for construction],” said Hatcher. “With the new summer calendar, we have a three month window. Last summer wouldn’t have worked with the new academic calendar.” “We began working with the architect almost a year ago, so
see IVY, page A-9
Supervisors fight $150 state fire tax
Fallbrook’s Conover receives the Silver Star
TWENTYNINE PALMS – 1st Lt. Kenneth A. Conover of Fallbrook was awarded a Silver Star Medal during an awards ceremony held Feb. 18 at LCpl. Torrey L. Gray Field. Conover serves with the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, 1 Marine Expeditionary Force
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Commanding General, presented Conover with the award. It was stated that Conover received the award for his heroic actions, which embodied bold initiative, undaunted courage, and complete dedication to duty while deployed to Afghanistan in June of 2012.
Bonsall Chamber bestows annual honors Debbie Ramsey Managing Editor At its 2014 Installation Dinner and Awards event held Friday evening, Feb. 28 at the Golf Club of California, the Bonsall Chamber of Commerce installed a new board of directors and honored some outstanding members and businesses that had made significant contributions to the organization.
see HONORS, page A-3
Business
Escamilla appointed to Mission RCD board Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent Julia Escamilla moved to Rainbow in 1992 after obtaining a position at the Mission Resource Conservation District. She spent eight years with the Mission RCD as an irrigation technician before accepting her current position with the Rincon Del Diablo Municipal Water District. Escamilla, who still lives in Rainbow, is back with the Mission RCD. On Dec. 3, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors appointed her to Seat No. 1 on the district board. The term of the seat previously held by Paul Allen, who has moved to Northern California to be with family, expires on Nov. 30, 2014, although Escamilla can be reappointed for another four-year term.
see ESCAMILLA, page A-10
Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent
USMC 1st Lt. Kenneth A. Conover has received the Silver Star Medal.
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people or geographical areas from having to pay the tax.” In 2011, the California state Two bills recently introduced legislature made property with in the state legislature would habitable structures and in a provide relief from the fire tax firefighting state responsibility imposed on property owners in area subject to the $150 annual state responsibility areas, and on State Responsibility Area Fire Feb. 25 the San Diego County Prevention Benefit Fee, although Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to the legislature and Governor Brown left implementation of the endorse both of them. The supervisors directed the fee to the Board of Forestry. The assessment county’s chief a ff ects 56 of administrative “Supervisor Jacob C a l i f o r n i a ’s officer to draft a letter and I feel strongly that 5 8 c o u n t i e s ; expressing the the SRA fee is illegal Sutter County is mostly irrigated supervisors’ taxation....” agriculture and support for --Supervisor Bill Horn has no California Assembly Department Bill 1519 and Senate Bill 832 and also directed of Forestry and Fire Protection the chief administrative officer responsibility area while San to add to the county’s legislative Francisco County consists entirely program support for legislation of the City of San Francisco and is which repeals, reduces, or covered by its city fire department. CalFire’s primary responsibility exempts all or specific properties and areas from payment of the is wildland fire prevention and State Responsibility Area Fire suppression, which the state legislature noted in its decision Prevention Benefit Fee. “I think this action today would to include areas within local fire send a message to Sacramento,” districts. Owners of structures which are within the boundaries said Supervisor Dianne Jacob. “Supervisor Jacob and I feel of a local fire protection agency strongly that the SRA fee is illegal receive a $35 reduction but must taxation, with no increase in fire pay the remainder of the tax along protection or fire safety,” said with the taxes or benefit fees they Supervisor Bill Horn. “In addition pay to the local fire agency. “It to legislation that repeals the fee, punishes homeowners who are which the Board was already on already doing their part to pay record supporting, the county will for services in our fire-prone now support any state legislation see TAX, page A-9 that repeals, reduces, or exempts
Two new board members elected to FLC FALLBROOK – Two new members were elected to the board of directors of the Fallbrook Land Conservancy at its meeting in January. Serving four-year terms are Lydia Rossi and Will Shakespeare, who each bring a variety of skills and experience to the board. Rossi, a resident of Fallbrook since 1972, has been executive secretary of the Flying Tigers Association for eight years,
see FLC, page B-10
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