On Jan. 21 a tentative settlement was reached in the lawsuit between Save the Park and Build the School and Cardiff School District which halted construction of the new Cardiff School last month. Details of the tentative settlement were not made public but construction may be able to get back once the final details are worked out.Word from the district is reportedly that the district will pay $500,000, apparently all for plaintiff's legal costs, but not have to modify construction plans.
Did the plaintiffs accomplish any of their objectives?
Plaintiffs only real objective was a selfish ocean view.
ReplyDeleteWill Blakespear's mom get any of the funds?
ReplyDeleteYou first commentators are stupid. The real issue is the school board that should all be recalled for the way they have spent the public's money.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the school board was irresponsible, but there are some lawyers in this town who use a bad situation to get themselves compensated in the name of the public good.
DeleteIt also sucks that they send kids out to sell wrapping paper or other fund raising and do this with their money!
The school board was arrogant and never listened to the neighbors concerns. They also did not listen to those asking them to limit their spending. Passing a large school bond for a vanity project in Cardiff is easy, but that does not make it the best, most prudent action. If you think the city is run as a dictatorship, check out the Cardiff school board. See how they deal with the public.
ReplyDeleteThe lawsuit was vengeful and petty. I sympathize with them only because of the board and their attitude that rules don't apply to them. It's not just the construction, it includes the trees, EIRs, etc. The plaintiffs have been telling the school board about all this for years.
The school is not interfering with the view. In fact, saving the park could have led to a two story building, which would have affected views.
The truth, thank you!
DeleteThe board sucks, that’s who broke the law and that’s why the board lost all the court rulings. We have laws for a reason. And this poor kids BS....big deal,they don’t get and indoor use area, they have an outdoor use area with the park. Kids don’t need anymore reasons to be inside nowadays. A park is more important for kids, adults and the law. All these people getting their yoga pants in a bunch because their kids don’t have more in door space is the definition of first world problems. News flash, the world does not revolve around you and your kid. Sorry I voted for that bond, won’t be voting for any new ones with this law breaking board still around that’s for sure.
ReplyDeleteThere's literally photos of these shitheads out there with story poles back when the construction was first announced. Save the views has taken the public for around $800k so far, and I'm betting the subhuman scum will be back to cry about the next phase of construction for another payday.
ReplyDeleteActually, the new school improved their views, they wanted to save the trees that were blocking their view. But cool story bro. Why isn’t your triggered ass mad at the school board who ignored the law, repeatedly, got warned repeatedly and still went ahead and wasted tax payer money? Face it, the board are a bunch of real dumbasses and they should personally be on the hook for the money lost to lawyers. Go ahead and keep on making up shit so your pasty little brat has another safe place indoors away from a scary park with all those trees and open space.
DeleteWhat laws were ignored? The school could legally ask for a boundary adjustment. The plaintiffs sued over CEQA violations. What were these? Ignoring indigenous camp sites? Not investigating endangered species such as gnatcatchers? Overlooking disappearing Coastal Sage Scrub? Not doing a traffic study for all the increased traffic the new buildings would cause? Not testing for soil contamination on a site used for a school for a century? No CEQA study would have found anything to stop the rebuild. The National Park Service is likely to sign off on the boundary adjustment. The plaintiffs will walk away with half a million dollars.
DeleteThe laws that state the school must actually do what the voters approved in the bond which didn’t include seizing public property. The 5 rulings by the court against the board and zero against the save the park people should tell you all you need to know. The board fucked up, repeatedly, they are not above the law. They had every chance to do it right with out lawsuits, they kept pushing forward with full knowledge they breaking the law and were going to get sued. The board is beyond dumb and that stupidity cost the school a lot of money. Why are you not concerned these dumb board members are in charge of making your kids smart? What kind of example are they setting?
Delete"they wanted to save the trees"
ReplyDeleteHA HA. Life must be a struggle when you're this gullible.
Ha ha, you must be one of the dumbass board members
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