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IUSD updates environmental review and timing for stadium‑style field lights; community speakers press safety and equity case
Summary
Facilities staff described studies and a draft EIR for field lighting at Woodbridge and Northwood High Schools, saying the public comment period closed Nov. 12 and a final EIR is planned for board consideration in Feb. 2026; several parents and coaches urged installation citing safety and equity concerns while staff cited a Musco photometric study showing no modeled light spill on homes.
Irvine Unified School District staff on Tuesday detailed studies and an environmental review timeline for proposed field lighting at Woodbridge and Northwood high schools and took public comments from parents, coaches and band staff who urged the board to approve lights for safety, equity and program access.
Facilities overview: Kelvin Ochino, Executive Director for Facilities Planning and Construction, told the board the field‑lighting project would install four Musco light standards at each campus (two per side of the main field) and explicitly would not include a new stadium, permanent seating or a public address/speaker system. Staff said technical and environmental studies — including a draft…
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