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Santa Paula board directs staff to prioritize Brighton gym and Isbell Phase 1 after cost review
Summary
At a Feb. special meeting, the Santa Paula Unified board reviewed schematic costs and fund balances and gave staff direction to prioritize rebuilding the Brighton gym (Area 1) and the first phase of the Isbell middle-school modernization; trustees did not take a formal vote to authorize construction.
The Santa Paula Unified School District board met in a special session on the evening of Feb. 1 to review schematic designs and funding options for multiple campus projects and to give staff guidance on which pieces to advance.
Architects presented the campus as four discrete areas — Area 1 (the new gym and associated accessible paths and locker-room work), Area 2 (a new pool, pool equipment and multipurpose rooms), Area 3 (performing-arts classrooms) and Area 4 (a weight/cardio facility). The presenter said Area 2 depends on Area 1 because the pool design needs locker and shower space. “Area 1 is the gym itself,” the architect said, adding the team had prepared schematic-level numbers and options so the board could consider carrying forward only specific areas.
Laurie, district finance staff, walked trustees through fund balances and transfers, including an…
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