Wilmington school meeting this evening
Three upcoming meetings in Wilmington will provide residents an opportunity to air their views about a school proposed by the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Councilwoman Janice Hahn is hosting a meeting at 7 p.m. today at the Wilmington Senior Citizen Center, 1371 Eubank Ave. Board member Richard Vladovic, who won a reprieve for residents opposing the district’s proposed location, will also attend.
In November, the LAUSD will host two meetings. They’re set for 6 p.m. on Nov. 7 and 26 at Banning High School, 1527 Lakme Ave. Both Hahn and Vladovic support locating the school at a public storage site near the center instead of the district’s proposal to wipe out a commercial block with a bank, Latino market and other popular businesses at Avalon Boulevard and M Street.
The district wants to build a 1,278-seat K-8 school in 6.5 acres to relieve crowding at Broad, Fries, Gulf and Hawaiian avenue elementary schools. Enrollment at Wilmington Middle School would also be reduced.