Huntington Beach Leased School District Land May Be Sold
Huntington Beach, Calif.
The Huntington school district recently
announced it will consider land sales at
land the district owns and leases to two
private schools. The schools may have to
move, if so. The Huntington Beach City
School District is moving forward with plans
to potentially sell four former school sites
after a district trustees vote of 4-1
in favor of the sales, and process to
solicit bids for the four properties
occurred.
Brethren Christian Junior/Senior High with
420 students and Huntington Christian School
with 500 students are both subject to sale,
which means nearly 1000 students would have
to relocate. Kettler Elementary School was
shut down because of declining enrollment
two years ago and was located on land fill.
The fourth site is the district's
headquarters.
Neighbors surrounding these schools object
to the sales, as do residents who don't want
to foot the bill for new construction when
another baby boom occurs. Meanwhile, some
schools face overcrowding with temporary
trailers parked on the school lots in places
such as Hope View School near
Central Park.
As
Huntington Beach edges toward build out of available
lands, builder fees will no longer be available for new
school construction as occurred at Seacliff Elementary
School on Garfield Street near the Seacliff developments
and private, gated homes.
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