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Resident warns board Diablo Grande water failures could cost district students and revenue
Summary
A Diablo Grande resident told the Newman‑Crows Landing Unified School District board that a persistent water-system failure and stalled development threaten about 200 students and roughly $3.5 million in annual local school revenue, and urged board support for state-level intervention.
Randy Philpott, a Diablo Grande resident and former superintendent, told the Newman‑Crows Landing Unified School District board on April 14 that a longstanding water-system problem in the Diablo Grande development is larger than residents had thought and threatens local student enrollment.
"We have 200 students up there. And if you lose 200 students, that's about 3 and a half million dollars of revenue every year," Philpott said during the board's public‑comment period. He said the current strain on water service is not primarily unpaid bills but stalled development after some developers went bankrupt, leaving the water…
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