TUSTIN : Board Names 3 Sites Surplus Properties
The Tustin Unified School District board, despite opposition from parents, has declared two school sites and the district offices surplus properties that may be sold or leased.
The board declared in a unanimous vote on Monday that Red Hill, which has been closed as an elementary school for the past 11 years, is no longer needed. By a 4-1 vote, Guin Foss, closed as an elementary school since 1978, was also declared surplus. Jane Bauer cast the dissenting vote.
In addition, the board decided unanimously that the two-acre site that houses the district offices may also be sold or leased.
In April, a citizens’ panel created by the school board to look at district properties identified five sites the district could sell or lease. But the board decided Monday that the district maintenance and operations facility and parts of Lambert Elementary School be kept for future use.
About 300 residents, a majority of whom were opposed to selling or leasing the properties, jammed the boardroom, holding up signs that said “Yes, I Agree!” as each speaker in favor of keeping the properties addressed the board. They said the district may need the properties later.
Several residents argued in favor of selling the properties to generate money to repair and improve schools and district facilities.
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