(Posted by admin with permission from The Signal) The Hart district’s decision this week to consider two potential sites for a Castaic high school has left some concerned about infrastructure surrounding the spots. “I think they’re going to continue to come across problems,” said John Kunak, board president of the Castaic Union School District.
One site, Hasley Canyon at the corner of Hasley Canyon Road and Sloan Canyon, was once a possible location for a high school, but complaints from neighbors about traffic and disrupting the rural lifestyle thwarted any plans writes Tammy Marshlian in The Signal.
The Santa Clarita Valley Facilities Foundation, which helps the Hart district construct new schools, already owns the site.
“I don’t think the Hasley/Sloan site is going to work,” Kunak said. “I think they need to continue to look at the other sites on the table.”
The Green Valley Ranch, located along Del Valle Road approximately a 1/2 mile from the intersection of Hasley Canyon Road, is also being considered.
While Gloria Mercado-Fortine, board member for the William S. Hart Union High School District, acknowledged the difficulties with Hasley/Sloan, she thinks things have changed.
“I think it’s a totally different climate than it was way back,” Mercado-Fortine said, who serves on the district’s growth committee with board president Steve Sturgeon.
Students living in Castaic now attend West Ranch and Valencia high schools, which are overcrowded.
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