Friday, October 21, 2011

Mar Vista: WALGROVE AVENUE ELEMENTARY NEIGHBORS OPPOSE CHARTER LAND LEASE PROPOSAL, FEEL IGNORED BY LAUSD

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Mar Vista: WALGROVE AVENUE ELEMENTARY NEIGHBORS OPPOSE CHARTER LAND LEASE PROPOSAL, FEEL IGNORED BY LAUSD

BY GARY WALKER - THE ARGONAUT | HTTP://BIT.LY/QT7V71

Oct 20, 2011 - A group of homeowners who reside within blocks of Walgrove Avenue Elementary School in Mar Vista is asking the Los Angeles Unified School District to reconsider its land lease proposal to offer space at the school to a charter organization.

Citing long-standing and rapidly worsening conditions with traffic, overburdened infrastructure, noise and a lack of attention to the elementary school, the homeowners and parents say these problems have infringed upon their lives since Ocean Charter School began sharing campus space with Walgrove five years ago, and the potential of a new charter could have devastating consequences on the neighborhood.

LAUSD has released a request for proposal (RFP) that will offer a 500-seat school on a 2-acre parcel of land at Walgrove to a charter