Board hears grounds staffing plan and approves mitigated negative declaration for Samuel M. Gantner project

Apr 22, 2026

The board heard a grounds study recommending phased hires for groundskeeper and irrigation positions to improve campus maintenance and irrigation work; staff will include the plan in the LCAP. The board also approved a mitigated negative declaration for the Samuel M. Gantner project and noted a tentative June groundbreaking.

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The Lodi Unified board heard a presentation of a grounds study on April 21 and a staff recommendation to phase in additional groundskeeper and irrigation technician positions over three years. Miss Solbergen, presenting the study, said year one would add one groundskeeper and two groundskeeper/irrigation technician positions and convert a vacant position to a lead irrigation plumbing assistant, with additional hires proposed in later fiscal years.

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