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The school financing record does not confirm that construction has started.
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Junior high financing and school contract preparation
The school financing record does not confirm that construction has started. A trade business can still prepare a project chart of accounts and a time-recording process before bidding. When a contract arrives, match the school site, work classifications and billing instructions to the records used for bookkeeping and payroll.
- Guadalupe Union School District: Measures V and W (2022) (2022) passed. Bond amount: up to $17 million combined.
- Guadalupe Union School District: New junior high school on an 18-acre site (Measures V and W). Source status: Funded by 2022 bonds; construction status not confirmed.
Sources: santamariasun.com: junior high financing and school contract preparation
Las Mujeres Park and a senior center request
The park grant and senior center funding request should be read separately. For a contractor, an awarded grant to a city is also distinct from an awarded subcontract. Base job revenue on the work your business is authorized to perform, and retain supporting invoices for any reimbursable project costs.
- Central Park (Las Mujeres Park) renovation: skate park, half-court basketball, dog park, play and exercise equipment, restrooms. Amount recorded: $4.9 million grant. Source status (2025): Grant awarded; renovation bid out in 2025. Agency: City of Guadalupe (California State Parks Statewide Parks Program grant).
- Senior Center Renovation and Public Safety Project (FY25 Community Project Funding request). Amount recorded: $2,000,000 requested. Source status (2024): Federal request; enactment not confirmed. Agency: City of Guadalupe.
Sources: ksby.com: las Mujeres Park and a senior center request; carbajal.house.gov: las Mujeres Park and a senior center request
Local population and how we meet
Guadalupe's population is 8,566 (ACS 2024). Census PEP records population change of +7.0% from 2020 to 2025; this uses a different Census series from the ACS count.
Guadalupe is about 36.7 miles from our Atascadero office, measured in a straight line. We work remotely, with meetings at our Atascadero office by arrangement.
Sources: Census ACS 2024: population; Census Gazetteer 2025: straight-line distance; Census PEP 2025: change since 2020
School financing and grant-stage questions
Does the Guadalupe school financing record confirm construction has started?
No. The source identifies bond financing but leaves construction status unconfirmed. Contractors should obtain the current award and scope before assigning costs to active work.
Can the senior center request be treated like the park grant?
No. The park entry describes a grant award, while the senior center entry is a federal request with enactment unconfirmed. Keep their funding stages separate.
Sources for economic and civic context
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