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Owner of Fallbrook Golf Club to close course March 14
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Volume 20, Issue 10
FUESD teachers rally for pay increase
Tom Ferrall Special to the Village News
The last rounds of golf at Fallbrook Golf Club will be played this weekend as the course will be shut down effective Monday, March 14. The sudden and surprising announcement of the closure of the course came midday last Saturday (March 5) when an employee received a phone call
see GOLF, page A-10
Street improvement funding update for: •Gopher Canyon/E. Vista Way •Stage Coach/Reche intersection •Camino Del Rey Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent The annual update of the County of San Diego’s TransNet Local Street Improvement Program revised the funding schedule for the improvements at the intersections of Stage Coach Lane and Reche Road and of Gopher Canyon Road and East Vista Way and the drainage improvements to Camino Del Rey.
see FUNDING, page A-10
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Group calls district’s four percent raise offer “disrespectful”
Andrea Verdin Special to The Village News
Fallbrook Union Elementary School District (FUESD) teachers are making their voices heard. The group held a rally Wednesday, March 2, to create public awareness of their struggle for a pay increase. According to teachers’ union representatives, the district administration has not budged during the negotiation process. “Two years ago, we had a similar rally,” said FUESD teacher representative Ken Ostroske at the beginning of the rally. “This is about the teachers and what you do each and every day, every night, every weekend, holiday, and
vacation. We have tallied hours of overtime that teachers have done for the past four to six weeks – it’s dedication that you show each day.” “Look at those hours and juxtapose what the district is offering us; they are saying all those hours are worth four percent,” said Ostroske. “We say no deal. We are going to have to go further because they do not recognize our effort – we have to be prepared to stand steady. The offer is disrespectful.” Ostroske said both sides have met several times in the negotiation process. While the first several meetings were primarily used to deal with non-financial matters, the negotiations “hit a wall” once
Fallbrook Elementary Teachers Association bargaining chairman Ken Ostroske speaks about contract negotiation efforts during a rally the group held on March 2. finances were discussed, said Ostroske. “Our proposal and the district’s proposals were fairly far apart
to begin with. The district came in with one offer, and we came
see RALLY, page A-6
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Fallbrook Union Elementary School District teachers gather for a rally at the Village Square downtown on March 2 to bring awareness to the community about their desire for a greater pay increase than the four percent the district is offering.
Warrior Toby Fast smiles and shakes an El Camino High School opponent’s hand after taking first place in the 100 freestyle race on March 3 at Fallbrook High School. See more photos of this swim meet on page D-3 (Sports).
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