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An edition of the East Valley Tribune
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This Week
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Domestic violence tragedies mount.
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Chandler woman debuts first novel.
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October 4, 2020
CUSD may move Erie students to new school BY KEVIN REAGAN Arizonan Staff Writer
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handler Unified administrators want to relocate Arizona College Prep-Erie’s 800 students to the district’s new high school campus next school year. The relocation across town from Erie’s present campus near Dobson Road and Chandler Boulevard to the high school under construction at Gilbert and Ocotillo roads is part of a plan that also includes adjusting the boundaries of two other high schools that would take effect in either 2024 or 2025.
The Erie students would join their peers living within the new high school’s enrollment boundaries, currently Ocotillo, Cooper, Lindsay and Chandler Heights roads. Students living in this region are currently assigned to Perry High. Moving the Erie students and changing some other boundaries are part of the district’s effort to equalize the population on its high school campuses. The Governing Board might vote on the plan Oct. 14. Administrators said that moving Erie students to the new school, which opens next July, would enable more students to take
advantage of academic programs that have earned Erie the U.S. Department of Education’s “Blue Ribbon School” designation. “ACP-Erie can expand and offer its successful program to more students,” administrators wrote about the plan. The move also would save the district $6 million for a planned expansion of the Erie campus and renovations to Andersen Junior High’s football stadium, which is utilized by ACP-Oakland’s students. In turn, Oakland students would relocate
see ERIE page 6
21 city buildings Smiles in adversity need $28M in repairs BY KEVIN REAGAN Arizonan Staff Writer
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wenty-one Chandler public buildings have been found to be in “poor” condition and immediately require more than $28 million of infrastructure improvements, according to a recent assessment of city facilities. A rating system developed by Faithful and Gould, a real estate consultant, has determined the Chandler Center for the Arts, police headquarters and senior center each need millions of dollars’ worth of maintenance needs in the near future. Out of the 47 police stations, libraries and courthouses assessed around Chandler, Faithful determined 21 were in good condition, five were fair, and 21 were poor. None of the facilities were found to be unsafe nor were any recommended for
see BUILDINGS page 8
Chandler resident Kylie Lark, 12, is staying strong while going through multiple treatments for a bone cancer in one of her legs. Details: page 3. (Special to the Arizonan)