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After the Downpour
Cleanup is underway after last month's rainfall.
Tammy Funicello
Issue date: 3/2/05 Section: News
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Valley College's campus escaped major damage as some of California's heaviest recorded rainstorms slammed the southland.
"We were pretty lucky," said Facilities Manager Tom Lopez. "Other schools had transformers blown and buildings flooded."
Last week's showers brought nine inches of rain to Los Angeles, according to local weather reports. Although Valley didn't suffer any serious damage, the campus was not immune to the destructive effects of the deluge.
The gymnastics roof leaked, the south gym roof is deteriorating, water got into the cafeteria conference room and potholes were discovered throughout campus, said Lopez.
As the rain poured down, Valley's maintenance team did what they could to minimize the damage.
"As soon as we got the call about the leaks, we went over and put plastic on the walls and brought buckets and trash cans," said General Foreman Jose Ornelas. "There was a little damage to the ceilings, but no real damage inside the buildings."
The leaks are fixed, but will eventually need to be replaced.
"We patched the roofs temporarily, but they are too far gone," said Ornelas. "It was hard to patch because the roof is made of rock and it's hard to see where the actual leak is."
Students around campus weren't surprised at the damage.
"It's going to happen," said Valley student Kathy Kershaw. "These buildings are old, what can you do?"
"We were pretty lucky," said Facilities Manager Tom Lopez. "Other schools had transformers blown and buildings flooded."
Last week's showers brought nine inches of rain to Los Angeles, according to local weather reports. Although Valley didn't suffer any serious damage, the campus was not immune to the destructive effects of the deluge.
The gymnastics roof leaked, the south gym roof is deteriorating, water got into the cafeteria conference room and potholes were discovered throughout campus, said Lopez.
As the rain poured down, Valley's maintenance team did what they could to minimize the damage.
"As soon as we got the call about the leaks, we went over and put plastic on the walls and brought buckets and trash cans," said General Foreman Jose Ornelas. "There was a little damage to the ceilings, but no real damage inside the buildings."
The leaks are fixed, but will eventually need to be replaced.
"We patched the roofs temporarily, but they are too far gone," said Ornelas. "It was hard to patch because the roof is made of rock and it's hard to see where the actual leak is."
Students around campus weren't surprised at the damage.
"It's going to happen," said Valley student Kathy Kershaw. "These buildings are old, what can you do?"
