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Trustees table $ irrigation purchase, ask for education and site plan for district farm

Santa Paula Unified School District Board of Trustees · January 15, 2026
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Summary

The board deferred approval of irrigation supplies and an 11‑acre avocado planting after trustees pressed staff for an educational plan, site layout and clearer long‑term financial and student‑engagement details; staff said funding would come from Fund 401 and be replenished by sale of two parcels.

Trustees voted to table a request to approve purchase of a new irrigation system and plant roughly 11 acres of avocados on the district farm after several trustees said they needed more information about educational use, site design and long‑term costs.

Staff described the purchase as a PO for a state‑of‑the‑art watering system to support replanting and to integrate irrigation technology into ag‑program instruction. The PO…

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