Fight not over

Like Hercules who was ordered to clean the Augean stables of the gods, Heschel backers have to meet almost insurmountable conditions before their school can be built and I am writing to make sure that you are aware of it.

The movers and shakers of Heschel seem to believe that God gave them their expansion site, but Zev Yaroslavsky is no deity, despite what he and our City Council may think and before the lawsuits are over, Heschel patrons may come to suspect it was not heaven sent.

Notwithstanding the possibility that a court will shut Heschel down altogether as with Soka and Ahmanson, here are just a few of the items prospective donors may wish to consider.

Even after spending tens of millions of dollars on structure, roadwork, etc., the school will be functioning under a conditional use permit which can be revoked at any time.

This property is described by the fire warden as Fire Zone 4, very high fire hazard severity. With that in mind, do you know what "shelter in place" means?

The court has mandated a study of Rocketdyne who dumped toxic waste there for years, results are pending. Can you say Belmont Learning Center?

Old Agoura must fight for its life, but Heschel will be wasting money on lawsuits rather than spending it on an alternative site that could be up and running with far less investment. Even if they were to finally prevail, they would be in a hostile environment for years and would fan the fires over again as their phony mitigations fail in sequence and impose hardships, if not tragedies.

Heschel's choices are clear. Find an appropriate site on which to park your dollars or spend years in court for questionable results. If you choose the latter, would you mind bringing back the Golden Fleece? Larry Brown Agoura Hills