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Chico Unified board delays decision on $1.001 million Measure C request from Blue Oak after marathon debate
Summary
The board heard a detailed pitch from Blue Oak Charter for $1,001,000 of remaining Measure C funds, including backup plans using leased portables and reliance on Prop 2/Prop 39 outcomes. Trustees debated financial risk, timing and student impacts and took no final action, scheduling further review at a special meeting.
Blue Oak Charter School asked Chico Unified’s board for $1,001,000 from the district’s Measure C facilities fund to help bridge financing for a proposed permanent site and to deploy leased modular classrooms if state funding does not materialize. Julie Kissel, presenting the application update, said Blue Oak has secured some private financing but still faces a funding gap tied to the outcome of a pending Prop 2 state application and the district’s Prop 39 facilities process.
Blue Oak board member Tricia (self‑identified) described a contingency plan to put leased modular portables on a newly purchased site and estimated that site work and initial delivery would require…
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