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Ventura Unified weighs solar options at Ventura High as trustees demand student input
Summary
Staff and a vendor presented three solar siting options for Ventura High School, including canopies over the Senior Lawn and ground-mounted arrays; trustees asked staff to return with student engagement plans and refined 'least-worst' designs after debate over cultural impacts and long-term revenue tradeoffs.
Ventura Unified School District staff and a solar vendor returned to the board with revised siting alternatives for a previously approved solar project at Ventura High School, prompting a detailed board debate about student use of campus spaces and the tradeoffs between revenue and site impacts.
Presenters described three primary design options: multiple canopies (including one over the Senior Lawn), a ground‑mounted array behind Career and Technical Education (CTE) buildings with canopy elements in the parking lot, and a third variant not developed during the briefing. The vendor reported preliminary staff-survey results (77 responses), with 95% preferring the ground‑mount option near the CTE buildings. The firm estimated additional costs at about $900,000 for the…
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