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School traffic in Villa Park to be addressed
clogs Serrano and Nichols Av- enue. In the event of an emer- gency, medical services to elderly residents on those streets could be delayed. Serrano worked to expand its on-campus drive-up lanes, but parents waiting to turn into the school continue to block the streets. Parents also took to parking along side streets, wait- ing for their middle and elementa- ry school students. Residents are opposed to herds of cars parked in front of their homes, making U- turns on their streets, or turning around in their driveways.
No place for parking space Neighbors formed a “Protect-
By Andie King Traffic and parking along Ser-
rano and the neighboring streets around Cerro Villa Middle School and Serrano Elementary School will be on the agenda at the April 28 city council meeting. Temporary parking restrictions
on Serrano Avenue, Featherhill Drive and Dodson Way, the streets directly across from Cerro Villa, will expire at the April meeting. The council originally approved a three-month trial of permit-only parking on those streets, and no parking between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Serrano. In January, the trial period was extended an ad- ditional three months, to “test” the situation after the beginning of Little League season. Neighbors on Featherhill have
long voiced concerns about safe- ty. During drop-off and pick-up times at the two schools, traffic
ing the Hidden Jewel” committee that now includes approximately 40 people, including law-enforce- ment and school representatives. Spokesperson Mary Beth Felcyn emphasized that the group’s focus is on feasible and cost-effective solutions. The committee’s recommen-
dations to the city council may include: make permanent the permit-only parking on Dodson and Featherhill and the 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. no parking on Serrano; ad- just the signal at Serrano and San- tiago to increase the time for left turns; stagger start times at the schools, which are currently 7:55 a.m. at Cerro Villa, 8 a.m. at Ser- rano and 7:55 at VPHS, which is just around the corner; eliminate the number of vehicles by provid- ing busing for students; and add another traffic lane on Serrano between Featherhill and Santia- go. The addition of a traffic lane would remove parking in front of Serrano, but increasing the park- ing behind the school would, the committee believes, be the trade- off.
Everyone agrees that parking Circulation … 43,400
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at the over-crowded schools is in- adequate, but OUSD lacks funds to remedy the issue. Legally, traffic in front of the schools is considered a city issue. Parent volunteers and parents attending their students’ award ceremonies, concerts or events during school hours need to find parking near the schools, and believe that the restrictions on Serrano and neigh- boring streets are unrealistic. Lit- tle League families, many from
Team 4322 Clockwork Or-
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
OUSD robotics team headed to world
anges, representing three Orange Unified high schools, competed on March 28 in the finals at the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Las Vegas Regional. They earned a spot to compete against the top 600 teams from around the globe at the World Champi- onships in St. Louis, April 22-25. By participating in the FRC, the Clockwork Oranges qualify for a pool of more than $20 million in FIRST scholarships.
This team of STEM students
has grown from the original eight, to 20 enthusiastic members who built their practice robot and a competition robot in six weeks, held a Robot-in-a-Day camp for 2nd-6th graders, and created Or- ange Robotics Advocates, a reg- istered non profit. The team is in need of funding
for its trip to the World Cham- pionships. To support these teens, go to
gofundme.com/ ClockworkOranges.
Villa Park, use the ball fields for after-school practices, and would prefer that parking restrictions be lifted after 4 p.m. Many point out that “if you bought a house by a school, you knew there would be traffic,” and suggest that the situ- ation has been aggravated by the “no parking” rules. Only four city councilmembers
will vote on the items, as Coun- cilman Bob Collacott, a Feather- hill resident, will recuse himself due to proximity.
Clockwork Oranges medal-winning team members are, from left bot- tom row: Seth Itow, Madison Anderson, Steven Bell, David Mendoza; middle row: Andrew Nava, Allan Miller, Nathan Baugh, Nicolas Machado, David Tu, Joshua Garnett, Garrett Lu; top row: Mark McGary (mentor), Brian Vertullo, Mark Magana, Mark Bowie (men- tor), Sara Bowie (mentor), Teresa Machado (mentor), Travis McGary (mentor), Colby Lin, Bill Gaines (mentor).
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