Schools
UPDATE: Development Of Vacant Wildomar School Being Considered
The 11-acre Jean Hayman Elementary site on Lemon Street sits atop earthquake fault lines and has been closed for nearly five years.
FEB. 16 UPDATE: In a unamimous vote without discussion, the LEUSD governing board on Feb. 14 approved moving forward with the feasibility study.
ORIGINAL POST: The Lake Elsinore Unified School District continues to and now it’s considering the possibility of developing the site in the future.
On Thursday, the LEUSD governing board is scheduled to decide whether to approve moving forward with a feasibility study to explore land development and entitlement options for the empty campus.
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In 2011 an advisory committee looked at options for the Jean Hayman site and recommended to the board that the district sell or lease the property. A public offering was initiated and the city of Wildomar and the county of Riverside each showed interest, but both have since backed away. Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts also expressed prior interest to lease the site.
According to a district document, the process to begin exploring development options at the shuttered school begins with a "Phase I" feasibility study that includes “research to identify pre-development and entitlement opportunities.”
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Staff is requesting approval to work with RBF Consulting to assist with the Phase I study, which is not expected to cost more than $48,000 and would not hit the district’s General Fund.
If the district approves the Phase I study, after completion staff would then provide a recommendation to either move to a Phase II study or look at other options, the document reads.
The 11-acre Jean Hayman Elementary site on Lemon Street sits atop earthquake fault lines and has been closed for nearly five years. As a result, under state code the school can be occupied but it can't be modernized.
In addition to investigating land development options, the district has been exploring hardship funding for the site through the California Office of Public School Construction. State funding may be made available to districts in special circumstances, including cases where seismic mitigation is warranted.
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