Questions & Answers

1. So all the money spent to hire "Experts" was really a waste of time. Never mind their reports, never mind the Facility Foundation Reports, never mind the state guidelines for school construction, "I believe in the Grading Contractor."
   Your comment that the money was wasted is not true, There are many things they did that we would have had to pay for anyway. My biggest heartburn was that many issues about Hasley Sloan were glossed over and BIG DEALS were made over Romero's 5 gal diesel fuel bucket. I have spent over 120 hrs on this issue just dbl checking the facts we got from all the consultants. There was wrong information. Which caused me to spend 3 hrs with developers that had nothing in this race. I was told point blank by more than 5 professionals that are not owned by Larry or will benefit from the deal. That the best site given the circumstances and requirements was Romero. Feel free to call me or email me and I will discuss further. Joe
2. Joe,Why was the 7/14 board meeting moved on the other side of the valley(Golden Valley H.S.), when I will guess that most of the people planning to attend the meeting will be from the Castaic Community.
   We knew there would be a large group of people and we didnt want it to be like it was last time. It makes it much easier for support staff to set up and make sure the network is secure at Golden Valley. The rumor is that we did it to make it harder on the Castaic people, Do we really even have to go down that road. Everyone will have a seat and be able to participate. Joe
3. Joe, Why is it so hard to get information out to parents and school principals about a new after school program for junior high students. Seems we have to pull teeth to get their attention.
   It depends on what you are referring to. You state that you are trying to get information too parents and school principals, Is the new program a District Program or is it a private program. I need more information to respond. The district wont publicize a program it doesn’t feel is good for our children, school or community. Please email me with more specifics jmessina@hartdistrict.org. I will post the response here.
4. Joe, having fun yet?
   Define "FUN"! If you mean, do I enjoy dealing with budget issues, drug problems, and the challenges of getting quick and accurate information from a very large organization, the answer is NO! If you mean am I having fun watching the youn men and women in ROP enjoying and achieving their educational and life career goals, YES! Helping to identify the best site for Castaic, YES! Helping to find real care for our kids that are having drug challenges, YES! YES! YES! It's all part of the job that I fought to secure and swore to do to the best of my ability. And overall, YES, I am enjoying it!