High school officials to consider facility repairs

Andrew Wainer

Huntington Beach Union High School District officials will hold a special

study session today to discuss how to handle a multitude of repairs on

campuses across the district.

Voters defeated the district’s $123-million bond -- known as Measure A --

last month. With money from the state, the district would have been

granted $160 million in school repair funds if the measure had passed.

The measure, which would have meant a slight tax increase, garnered about

62% of the vote. Repair bonds need a two-thirds majority to pass.

Ed Baker, the district’s director of facilities, said staff members will

brief the board on the effect the bond results will have on the district

and recommend alternative methods to bolster the sagging infrastructure.

Problems on campuses include leaking roofs, outdated plumbing, poor

heating and air conditioning, cracked walls and pavement, among others.

The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the District Education Center

board room, 10251 Yorktown Ave., Huntington Beach.