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How does a Bond Program come to be?

NOTES: D. ACQUIRING LAND

Acquiring land for a new or expanded public school site is heavily regulated
by the State. It is a complex process that requires the district to assign a
project manager (staff member or independent consultant) to oversee the
numerous required tasks. These approvals operate on several different
tracks, some of which are interdependent and require a critical path. The
process on each track must be completed before close of escrow (when title
to the property transfers to the school district). The different processing
tracks for school site acquisition may be grouped as follows:

A. Ordinary due diligence investigation requirements

B. Environmental site assessment phase I
C. Availability of utilities

D. Roadway access/infrastructures
E. Authority Having Jurisdiction
F. Geotechnical Report
G. Local agency notice and coordination

Tell HISD that You Want Westbury High School to Become a School of Choice and that You
support Campus Expansion | Brays Oaks Management District. (n.d.). Retrieved May 10,
2017, from http://www.braysoaksmd.org/2014/11/tell-hisd-that-you-want-westbury-high-

school-to-become-a-school-of-choice-and-that-you-support-campus-expansion/
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