Redondo school board passes power plant resolution
About 50 people showed up to the Board of Education meeting on Tuesday night to speak their minds about the AES proposal. Photo After hearing from members of the public both in support of and against the AES proposal to re-build its Harbor Drive plant Tuesday night, the Redondo Beach Board of Education passed a resolution 4-1, with Jane Diehl dissenting, that states opposition to the project if it fails to meet certain criteria. Responding to resident concerns about whether the school board has the “authority” to make a decision about the issue, Board President Anita Avrick said the resolution has “nothing to do with Measure A.” She said the resolution represents an opportunity for the board to express to the California Energy Commission – which will decide whether the AES plant is necessary for meeting the area’s energy production needs – its concerns about the welfare of Redondo Beach students. There are approximately 6,500 students attending schools within a 1.5 mile radius of the power plant. Initially, the resolution stated that the Board of Education will oppose the re-powering project unless the new plant “meets all the requirements, regulations and standards of the Federal…
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