Atascadero school board to vote Tuesday on fate of junior high campus

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• Atascadero district decides to refurbish junior high

  Atascadero district decides to refurbish junior high

  Atascadero Junior High School will get a new look but keep its current site, school board members decided Tuesday night. The Atascadero Unified School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved a massive overhaul of the junior high school campus at Lewis and Olmeda avenues.

  “It’s such a win-win for our students,” school board President Corinne Kuhnle said. “This board has truly put students first.”

  Constructing new classrooms while retaining the school’s gym, cafeteria and other facilities will cost about $30.9 million, about $20 million less than building a new junior high school on a different site and almost $15 million more than updating all existing buildings at the current site.

• Atascadero school board to consider fee increase for new development

  Atascadero school board to consider fee increase for new development

  Anyone planning to build in Atascadero and its surrounding areas could face slightly higher developer fees, a form of tax on new building.

  On Tuesday, the Atascadero Unified School District board will consider increasing what are called school facilities fees charged to new commercial, industrial and home building.

  District leaders plan to increase the levy about 8 percent, to 51 cents per square foot of commercial or industrial building — $2,550 for 5,000 square feet of office space, for example.

• Changes afoot for Atascadero Junior High and its students

  Changes afoot for Atascadero Junior High and its students

  With a massive overhaul on the way, Atascadero Junior High School could see its student population swell.

  The Atascadero Unified School District Board of Trustees is considering adding sixth-graders to the campus at Lewis and Olmeda avenues and converting it to a middle school.

  In January, the district’s Citizens’ Advisory Committee recommended taking that step, arguing that the switch would boost academic performance and relieve overcrowding at elementary schools. Seventh- and eighth-graders would continue to attend classes there.

• Government Watch: A roundup of this week’s agendas

  Government Watch: A roundup of this week’s agendas

  Arroyo Grande Planning Commission. Meets Tuesday. 473-5420. Review two alternative sites for a proposed new police station.

  Atascadero Unified School District Board of Trustees. Meets Tuesday. 462-4200. Relocation and/or renovation of Atascadero Junior High School; report on California governor’s budget proposal; contract with Atascadero District Teachers’ Association.

  Grover Beach City Council. Meets tonight. 473-4567. Select decorative paving pattern for several downtown crosswalks and intersections; explore possibility of forming a fire-protection district or increasing property taxes to raise additional revenue for the Five Cities Fire Authority.

• Michael Fredericks Paving to handle two projects for Atascadero school district

  Michael Fredericks Paving to handle two projects for Atascadero school district

  A local company will handle two paving projects for the Atascadero Unified School District this winter.

  On Tuesday, Atascadero Unified School District Board of Trustees approved the contracts with Michael Fredericks Paving Corp.

  The district will pay the Atascadero business more than $151,000 to demolish, re-grade and pave the parking lot at district headquarters, 5601 West Mall Road. It will also replace an adjacent curb.