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Recreationists must find new place to park 'n' bike
Campbell Park, which has been under construction since February of this year, will soon have a brand new parking lot. The lot will be constructed with the latest asphalt materials, and showcase an immense oak tree in its center. Although 10 extra parking spaces and better traffic flow will be born out of the remodel, city engineers say the primary purpose of the remodel is to accomodate the new design of the park.
"Right now the parking lot divides the park into two pieces, and we want to pull the parking lot back so it's one big park instead of two smaller pieces," said Dave Thompson, Campbell's acting city engineer.
Since February, when Campbell Park went out of commission for a complete overhaul, this lot has been used by people headed for the Los Gatos Creek Trail. Beginning June 1 and ending around July 15, creek trail users will have to look for alternative parking arrangements.
"They will still be able to use the creek trail, they just are not going to be able to park there," Thompson said.
As an alternative, Thompson suggests that people park on surface streets in the immediate neighborhood or drive to an alternative entrance to the creek trail.
According to Thompson, construction at Campbell Park is scheduled to be completed around August 15. The parking lot should be finished midway through July.
-- By Cecily Barnes
School District creates three new 'Intervention' jobs
A new position temporarily titled School Intervention Specialist was approved after a May 27 Campbell Unified School District study session.
The position, designed to help students not meeting district standards will go into effect during the 1999-2000 school year.
In addition to addressing self-esteem issues and facilitating conflict resolution, the specialist will provide academic support for students who are at-risk or performing below the district's standards in reading, math, and language, says associate superintendent of educational services Gerry Chartrand.
"At each middle school, it's important for someone to give academic support," says Chartrand, who helped created the position.
One specialist will be assigned full-time to Rolling Hills, Campbell, and Monroe middle schools. The position is expected to pay $50,000 to $60,000
--By Genevieve Roja
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