Support Alternative Plans to Bulldoze L.A. Eco-Village

PLEASE ATTEND THE LAUSD COMMUNITY MEETING:  SUPPORT THE ALTERNATIVE TO BULLDOZING L.A. ECO-VILLAGE

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 destroys zero housing!  Note that this option does not threaten 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 Use Option 2.  Also, please give the reasons why you think the Eco-Village neighborhood should be spared.

This could be the last public Meeting before LAUSD makes their final decision!

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