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LOCAL OAK PARK NEWS STORIES
FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 23RD
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(1/27) - OAK PARK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY
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WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OAK PARK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS BEHIND THE SCENES?
Whether you have children currently in the district, graduated from the district or simply want more information regarding how you can support the Oak Park Schools, please read the following. We rely on the experiences of those we follow!
To obtain more information, please click HERE
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SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL
The Ventura County Department of Transportation has conducted a study and provided Oak Park Now with maps of all campuses and the safest routes for students to walk to and from school. We encourage students to walk to school to safely. Elementary children should never walk without an adult and secondary students should never walk alone. Walking to school provides so many benefits to health, for the environment, and for our traffic situation.
To view the the map with the safe routes, please click HERE
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(2/27) - TSD BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
The next Triunfo Sanitation Board of Directors meeting will take place on February 27th at 5:15pm. Meeting location is the Oak Park Library, (FILM & LECTURE ROOM)
To view the meeting agenda, please click HERE
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(2/28) - OAK PARK MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING
The next Oak Park Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) meeting will take place on February 28th at 7:00pm. Meeting location is Oak Park High School, Room G-9.
To view the agenda and meeting minutes , please click HERE
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EAGLE: ONLINE NEWSPAPER
The Journalism Club of Oak Park High School has an online newspaper "Eagle".
CLICK HERE to read the latest edition.
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OAK PARK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
BUS TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM CANCELLED
The Oak Park Unified School District only received 11 registrations for its proposed bus transportation program, well short of the 50 student ridership needed to support the cost of a bus. Consequently, the District is unable to offer the transportation service and is canceling the program effective immediately. Families who have registered for the service will automatically receive refunds, which will be sent to them this week by U.S. mail.
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PREPARING FOR MID-YEAR TRIGGER CUTS
Read Superintendent Dr. Tony Knight's JANUARY message by clicking HERE
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A NOTE FROM THE OAK PARK UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT, JAN ICELAND
To read the JANUARY recent message, please click HERE
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REPORT DANGEROUS TEEN DRIVING
The Sheriff’s Teenage Traffic Offender Program (STTOP) wants you to be the eyes and ears of the community. If you witness a case of reckless driving, call STTOP at (818) 880- 5420 or click HERE to report an incident online.
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OAK PARK STREET REPAVING PROJECT UPDATE
Oak Park Now is pleased to provide the community with an update about the recent repaving project that took place in Oak Park. As you are probably aware, the streets are smoother than ever and looking fabulous. You may have also noticed that certain sections of the western part of Oak Park were not repaved, including parts of Kanan Road and many intersections. The reason these sections were not repaved is due to the current water tank installation project that the Triunfo Sanitation District (TSD) is undertaking. That project will continue over the upcoming months with many trucks loading and unloading project equipment and supplies to the tank site. In order to preserve the integrity of our streets, the areas mentioned above and the remainder of Oak Park will be repaved in 2013.
For more information about the TSD water tank project, please click HERE
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FOR CARROT LOVERS (AND OTHERS, TOO.)
To read the OCTOBER edition of The Garden Dirt, click HERE
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MY STREET IS DIRTY, WHEN DOES IS IT CLEANED?
Now that the street re-paving project is just about completed, it seems that our streets are very dirty. Below you will find the 2011 Street Sweeping schedule for Oak Park.
To find out when your street gets cleaned, please click HERE
To find out what Zone you live in, please click HERE
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CLICK ABOVE TO REGISTER FOR RSRPD 2011 FALL CLASSES
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PLEASE REMOVE ALL GARAGE SALE SIGNS
In an effort to keep our community clean, Oak Park Now wants to encourage all residents that host garage sales to remove the signs they distribute throughout the community upon completion of the sale. On any given weekend, garage sale signs are left lingering across the community without proper removal. Please also keep in mind that garage sale signs are not permitted in public roadway medians. Thank you for helping to keep our community looking pristine.
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HOW DO I REPORT GRAFFITI IN OAK PARK?
If you happen to see any "tagging" or "graffiti" in or around Oak Park, please report the location to the Ventura County Sheriff´s Department by calling (805) 654-9511 so they can file a report and track it. If the graffiti appears to be gang-related, also report it to Ventura County Gang Hotline by calling (888) 58-GANGS.
For immediate removal, email Oak Park Municipal Advisory Councilman Mike Green m.greenop@yahoo.com with a location and description.
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