SANTA ANA COLLEGE el Don/eldonnews.org • MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2016
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CAMPUS
Re-planting
Watch out for falling trees. A new irrigation system, trees and plumbing
upgrades are being installed through
a six-stage process that will connect
to the Central Plant infrastructure
project. The project involves a full
renovation of the central mall.
Removal of the trees will benefit
the campus, officials said. Many were
disease ridden, were not trimmed
properly and have been structurally
compromised causing them to fall
with heavy winds, Santa Ana College
Facilities Manager Mark Wheeler said.
“If it’s going to benefit the school it’s
good,” SAC student Claire Ortiz said.
New trees will be planted as construction progresses and will be
placed in “root boxes,” stopping
them from damaging sidewalks by
growing past their rooting area,
Wheeler said.
“We are making an all-out effort to
install trees that are as big as possible
and install the allowable irrigation
systems at the same time,” he added.
Infrastructure upgrades are paid
for by funds from Measure Q with
work continuing until October 2017.
/ EMILIO RODRIGUEZ
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SEARCHING / Images of the man who left a suspicious note in a classroom Saturday afternoon were released late Monday. Flyers were posted
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