Southeast Torrance homeowners nix Lomita high school plan
Members of the Southeast Torrance Homeowners' Association have logged their displeasure about a proposal to build an 810-student high school in northern Lomita, just south of the Torrance border, on a portion of Lomita Park.
Residents of the neighborhood near Walnut and 242nd streets have also opposed the idea. About 10 spoke out at the Lomita City Council's Oct. 15 meeting.
Southeast Torrance residents headed to their City Council Tuesday evening to protest the plan, which was hatched by Lomita Councilman Barry Waite. Members of LAUSD's facilities division has acknowledged studying the idea as a preferred alternative to building a high school along Western Avenue in San Pedro.
The association voted at its Monday meeting to oppose the plan, President John Bailey wrote in an e-mail to the Daily Breeze. The group can be reached via e-mail.