There was an overflow crowd for the regular monthly Castaic Town Council meeting in Castaic last night. The hot agenda items were a presentation by the Hart School District regarding the proposed Castaic High School and a presentation by developer Sun Cal on the North Lake housing development which would include the new high school.
In attendance to show their support were members of the West Ranch Town Council including Vice President Ron Mechsner, Treasurer James Zimmerman, liaison to the Castaic Vision Committee Randall Winter, and newly installed Council President David Bossert. The West Ranch Council voiced its support for not only the proposed new high school but also for the Castaic Town Council and vowed to lend their help in anyway possible.
At the conclusion of the Hart School District presentation various Castaic Council members asked some pointed questions regarding the recent delays in moving the new high school project along. Clearly a number of the council members were annoyed and frustrated with the delays. There was some finger pointing but all agreed on the urgency of getting the project back on track.
Several members of the school district and the developer emphasized looking towards the future and driving toward the goal of getting the new high school opened by August of 2010. Sun Cal, the developer, was committed to doing whatever was needed to get a construction ready pad ready to turn over to the school district by March of 2008. The proposed Castaic High School will cost approximately $130 million to construct.