District Gets OK to Lease School Site
The Sulphur Springs School District has received approval to lease a former school site to a developer for a shopping center, enabling it to raise about $500,000 annually for new schools and classrooms during the 66-year life of the lease.
The Santa Clarita City Council approved the elementary school district’s plan late Tuesday after rejecting a proposal for a larger shopping center in September.
Under the district’s new plan, the mall will be 13% smaller, two streets would be realigned to reduce traffic congestion, and truck access would be limited to cut down on noise. The mall will include a warehouse-style grocery store, a fast-food restaurant and shops on the 9.1-acre former school at Soledad Canyon Road and Luther Drive.
The Planning Commission approved the new plan in November, but the owner of a nearby McDonald’s appealed to the council, saying the fast-food restaurant would lose its corner location if two streets were realigned. The council rejected that appeal Tuesday.
The shopping center is scheduled to open early next year, Supt. Robert Nolet said.
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