Residents question Hermosa Beach school bond measure
North School’s 25th Street entrance. Resident opposition to an upcoming school bond has focused on the decision to rebuild the school. Photo With a bond measure to alleviate crowding in Hermosas Beach schools set for next month’s election, a group of residents is raising doubts about the wisdom of the $59 million construction plan. Opponents of Measure S, which will come before voters on June 7, mostly concede that the district is experiencing a facilities crunch. But they argue that the solutions the measure pursues are wasteful, and would potentially create more problems than they solve. Such arguments have gained traction among city voters before. In November 2014, Hermosa voters rejected Measure Q, a facilities bond that sought $54 million for capital outlays. The measure fell 32 votes below the state-mandated margin of 55 percent for school bonds. Restore Hermosa Schools, an organization which led the fight against Measure Q, is now working to defeat Measure S. Opposition centers around plans for North School, which sits west of Valley Park. The location is owned by the district and previously served as a school site, but was closed in 1987, when district-wide enrollment…
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