By: Nearly half of Orange County Schools that have received money through bond initiatives have had to make major cuts in construction projects -- at times as much as 30 percent - according to a newspaper investigation.
The Orange County Register reported Monday that of the 19 school districts that have passed construction bonds since 1990, just six are delivering nearly all of what voters approved.
The biggest cuts have come in the crowded Anaheim Union and Santa Ana Unified districts.
The reasons include rising construction costs, unstable soil, and local politics.
"You tell me how we can do all the work we needed when construction costs go up by 30 percent across the board?" said Paul Reed, deputy superintendent of the Newport-Mesa Unified district.
The newspaper said three districts -- Fullerton Joint Union, Tustin Unified and Huntington Beach Union -- made modest promises of new schools and facilities to voters, and have delivered on nearly all of them.
The Fullerton district actually erected one more building than voters had approved.
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