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PUBLIC FORUM PLANNED AMID CONCERNS OVER BURBANK'S PROPOSED ARMENIAN SCHOOL
NBC Southern California
June 23 2014
Residents argue the proposed school would clog residential streets
with traffic and parked cars
By Christina Cocca and John Cadiz Klemack
The Burbank Unified School District is expected to hold a public
forum next week in hopes of easing frustrations by residents upset
over a proposed Armenian charter school.
Neighbors lashed out over the plans and said they weren't given proper
notice about a school they fear will clog traffic on residential
streets.
Read: Burbank Residents Upset Over Proposed Armenian Charter School
The proposal would open the Giligia Charter Academy in a vacant
property in the 3900 block of Burbank Boulevard near Hollywood Way
by September.
"The District is aware that there are concerns in the community
and we plan to work with stakeholders to address those concerns,"
district officials said in a statement on Monday.
The forum will be held "in order to provide accurate information on
charter schools and to address concerns regarding the charter school
petition recently approved," the statement read.
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The school's 30-car parking lot would have to suffice for a staff that
handles an expected 120 students. It would welcome K-12 students and
would be just feet from homes.
The Burbank Unified School Board conditionally approved the school
on June 5.
"No one told us that this was even an idea in the making and now it's
going through a phase of an approval?" resident Gina Walker told NBC4
last week.
The forum is set for June 30 at 6 p.m. at the Burbank Adult School
Auditorium at 3811 W. Allan Ave. The district is expected to make a
final decision about the school on July 17.
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/public-forum-for-burbank-residents-proposed-armenian-charter-school-264321971.html
NBC Southern California
June 23 2014
Residents argue the proposed school would clog residential streets
with traffic and parked cars
By Christina Cocca and John Cadiz Klemack
The Burbank Unified School District is expected to hold a public
forum next week in hopes of easing frustrations by residents upset
over a proposed Armenian charter school.
Neighbors lashed out over the plans and said they weren't given proper
notice about a school they fear will clog traffic on residential
streets.
Read: Burbank Residents Upset Over Proposed Armenian Charter School
The proposal would open the Giligia Charter Academy in a vacant
property in the 3900 block of Burbank Boulevard near Hollywood Way
by September.
"The District is aware that there are concerns in the community
and we plan to work with stakeholders to address those concerns,"
district officials said in a statement on Monday.
The forum will be held "in order to provide accurate information on
charter schools and to address concerns regarding the charter school
petition recently approved," the statement read.
Breaking News Alerts: Download the NBCLA News App
The school's 30-car parking lot would have to suffice for a staff that
handles an expected 120 students. It would welcome K-12 students and
would be just feet from homes.
The Burbank Unified School Board conditionally approved the school
on June 5.
"No one told us that this was even an idea in the making and now it's
going through a phase of an approval?" resident Gina Walker told NBC4
last week.
The forum is set for June 30 at 6 p.m. at the Burbank Adult School
Auditorium at 3811 W. Allan Ave. The district is expected to make a
final decision about the school on July 17.
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/public-forum-for-burbank-residents-proposed-armenian-charter-school-264321971.html