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Board approves CEQA exemption and county grant to begin multi‑sport field work at former Highlander site
Summary
The Hacienda La Puente Unified School District board voted to adopt CEQA exemption language for demolition and replacement work at the former Highlander site, amended the resolution to allow multi‑sport use (not just soccer), and accepted a $450,000 grant from County Supervisor Hilda Solis toward a $1.1 million project to prepare the site for field construction.
The Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Board voted to approve a resolution declaring demolition and replacement of the former Highlander site exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act and to accept a $450,000 social program grant from Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis to support field construction.
Trustees amended the proposed resolution to describe the project as a multi‑sport facility rather than limiting it to “soccer fields.” The board’s legal counsel advised that altering the descriptive language on the resolution is permissible when the board still concludes the work is a minimal change that does not increase student capacity — the key basis for claiming the CEQA…
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