[Lapg] Please show up tonight Thurs 2/28 at 6 pm re LAUSD and LA Eco-Village

[Lois Arkin]

UPDATE ON THE STRUGGLE TO SAVE A PORTION OF THE L.A. ECO-VILLAGE FROM
THE LAUSD BULLDOZERS

Please attend the LAUSD Community Meeting:

Thursday, February 28, 2008 at 6:00 pm
at
Virgil Middle School Auditorium
152 N. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles 90004 (note: the auditorium is on Vermont Ave. at First St.)

LAUSD will present two site possibilities for their Central Region
Elementary School #20 for 950 children:

OPTION 1:
The L.A. Eco-Village neighborhood consisting of all of White House Place
and the adjacent No. Madison Ave. neighborhood. This option would
destroy approximately 40 units of affordable housing, a stable
neighborhood, and about one-third of the L.A. Eco-Village neighborhood,
  part of an internationally renowned demonstration of a sustainable
community in process and part of the U.S. Green Building Council's
LEED-Neighborhood Development pilot program for establishing standards
for sustainable community development.

and

OPTION 2:
The Virgil Middle School alternative consisting of building on the
Virgil Middle School playing field, closing Council Street between
Juanita and Madison, acquiring a Midway Ford auto repair shop and
utilizing about a 1.5 acre site between Juanita and Madison just north
of the auto repair shop already owned by LAUSD. This option does not 
destroy housing!  Note that this option in no way threatens Virgil 
Middle School playing field space.  In fact, if designed well, it could
increase playing space.

We need you to show up on Thursday, February 28, 2008 at 6:00 pm to tell
LAUSD that if a school is necessary, you respectfully request them to
select the Virgil Middle School option, and please give the reasons why 
you think the Eco-Village neighborhood should be spared.

The number of people that show up count!

The number of people who speak up for the Virgil Middle School (option
2) alternative site count!

The number of people who write to the school board members count (see
addresses and fax numbers at http://www.laecovillage.org/LAUSD2008.html).

Sign the electronic petition to save the LAEV neighborhood here:
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/la-eco-village

Many thanks to those who have signed the petition and for your great
comments, and for coming out to the January 9th and 30th meetings.  Your
support is very much appreciated, and continues to be needed.  Please
spread the electronic petition as far and wide as you know there would
be support.

Thanks,

For more info, call or write:
Lois Arkin at 213/738-1254 or email: crsp at igc.org
or
Lara Morrison at 213/383-8684 or email: laraeco at hotmail.com
or
Michelle Wong at 310/801-1303 or email: mellowmouse at ca.rr.com