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Neighbors, trustees hear threats of litigation over 20‑foot solar canopies at Foothill Technology High
Summary
Residents living behind Foothill Technology High School told the Ventura Unified board that newly installed 20‑foot solar canopies were erected without neighborhood notice and that they plan to pursue legal remedies unless the district moves or redesigns the arrays. The board acknowledged the complaint and said staff is working to explore alternate placements and next steps.
Neighbors of Foothill Technology High School urged the Ventura Unified School District board on Tuesday to require the district and its contractor to move or redesign solar-canopy arrays they say were installed without notice and that now loom over backyards.
"You started this project by cutting down the trees behind our property," neighbor Marilyn Cook told the board, describing metal structures that she said began going up June 13. "We were never notified and you didn't apply for your notice of exemption until the second week of July after the metal structures for their arrays were already built." She said the late filing gives neighbors 180 days to challenge the project in…
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