Canyon Oaks High School
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Myths and Facts about BEC's Appeal
This article first appeared in December 1999. It is posted here for archival purposes. Some material on this page may be dated. MythBEC’s appeal of the Schmidbauer application to split the property is an attempt to stop the construction of the high school.FactBEC appealed the boundary line...
Canyon View High School Facts
Project HistoryIn March 1998, Chico approved a $48.75 million bond measure to fund a new high school and repairs for existing schools. Some school repairs have been completed and some will be initiated during the summer breaks of 2001 and 2002. Starting in the mid 90’s, the school district tried to pass bond measures to build a new...
CHICO WETLANDS NEED YOUR HELP!
The following BEC Byline was originally published in November 2000 as a call to action. It is included here for archival purposes.A pristine wetland site in southeast Chico is currently part of a proposal open for public comment through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (contact information below). The 347-acre project proposes to...
BEC and the New High School
There is a long history to the Schmidbauer property that the Chico Unified School District (CUSD) has decided is their number one choice for a new high school. Despite the headline in the Enterprise Record on 12/2/99 inflaming a simple boundary line appeal by BEC into another "stopping the high school" claim, the issue could all have been...
Designing Our Way Back Home
by Jill Lacefield When my seven year-old son comes home from school each day, it's only nanoseconds before he is out the door again. Neighborhood friends and hours of play beckon. He can do this because we live in a village, Valley Oaks Village--Chico's cohousing neighborhood of thirty homes, set on five acres of land. Here,...
Another Letter of Support
Dear Editor,Sadly, your headline, "BEC appeal delays new high school," (12/2) misplaces the blame on the Butte Environmental Council for new school construction delays, and inflames an already difficult community dilemma.BEC is appealing the boundary line modification because it defies the California Environmental Quality Act,...
CHICO WETLANDS NEED YOUR HELP!
The following BEC Byline was originally published in November 2000 as a call to action. It is included here for archival purposes.A pristine wetland site in southeast Chico is currently part of a proposal open for public comment through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (contact information below). The 347-acre project proposes to...
CUSD Pursues Unsuitable High School Site
For the fourth time in two years, the Chico Unified School District (CUSD) was told this July that their current choice for a new high school is not suitable. The federal and state agencies responsible for wetlands and endangered species told the Chico community as far back as 1996 what areas were and were not suitable for development...
BEC Bulletin: Where to Build the New High School
Many Options PossibleThe public and the Chico Unified School District have been mislead long enough regarding the Schmidbauer east property that became the preferred site for a new Chico high school at the eleventh hour (see Site Selection History). The CUSD reviewed the following five sites in southeast Chico: Enloe,...
CUSD Pursues Unsuitable High School Site
For the fourth time in two years, the Chico Unified School District (CUSD) was told this July that their current choice for a new high school is not suitable. The federal and state agencies responsible for wetlands and endangered species told the Chico community as far back as 1996 what areas were and were not suitable for development...
Chico Enterprise Record Strains and Stretches to Mislead
Anti-Environment Stance Only Scapegoat They FindThe Chico Enterprise Record (ER) has missed the point again in an ongoing attempt to assist developers in southeast Chico to destroy one of the few healthy stands of Chico vernal pools that also contain Butte County meadowfoam, a federal endangered species. Using the need for a high...
