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Trustees approve hiring of KCI to study possible sale or reuse of 165‑acre United ISD tract
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Summary
After a public commenter raised concerns about possible sale of a 165‑acre parcel bought with 2013 bond money, trustees authorized retention of KCI to analyze current and future uses and the best manner to accomplish a sale or other disposition.
A member of the public questioned the district’s intent to sell a 165‑acre tract purchased with bond proceeds in 2011 and asked whether selling the land would violate the public trust; trustees later approved hiring KCI to analyze options for the property.
During public comment Victor M. Vasquez asked why the parcel purchased with bond dollars for future schools appears on the agenda for analysis and whether the district was violating voter intent by considering a sale. “So my question is that why the people from Lasmina was not informed that intent, right? I think the people that mean that they voted for for the bond be advised that the intent might be tonight to go for sale,” Vasquez said, asking whether selling the land would be a misuse of funds originally raised to build schools.
In open session the board addressed the matter after closed‑session discussion and voted to retain KCI to perform an analysis of the 165‑acre tract, which wraps the northwest corner of La Ciena Road and Rancho Penitas Road. The motion to retain KCI passed in open session. No sale contract or price was approved at the meeting; the board approved only the consultant retention and directed staff to proceed with the analysis.
The transcript does not include the KCI scope of work or timeline beyond the board’s motion; further details and any subsequent proposals will depend on KCI’s report and future board actions.
