School District May Annex Irvine Area
The board of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District will consider annexing part of the Irvine Unified School District at its meeting tonight.
Supt. Mac Bernd said the two school districts began discussing the annexation of the Bonita Canyon area because it would be easier for Newport-Mesa to serve students there.
“Because of where it is located, it would make it more difficult for them to service that area than us,” he said.
The area in question lies within the Irvine city limits, just south of the San Joaquin Transportation Corridor.
There is no school there and very little residential development at this time.
Newport-Mesa has a school in the area, Eastbluff Elementary, which is now closed but could be reopened.
The school board meets at 7 p.m. at Harper Community Center, 425 E. 18th St., Costa Mesa.
Information: (714) 424-5000.
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