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Board authorizes negotiations to lease former Athens campus to Center for Health Empowerment pending final terms

6438466 · October 21, 2025
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The South San Antonio ISD Board voted to allow administration to negotiate a lease with the Center for Health Empowerment in South Texas (CHEST) for the former CareZone/Athens Elementary building at 2707 W. Gerald. The board’s approval lets staff finalize terms and return with a formal agreement; one trustee abstained.

The South San Antonio ISD Board of Managers voted Monday to allow district staff to negotiate lease terms with the Center for Health Empowerment in South Texas, a nonprofit led by Adriana Rocha Garcia, for the former CareZone/Athens Elementary facility at 2707 W. Gerald.

The motion, described by district staff as authorization to begin formal negotiations, does not by itself finalize a lease. Administration said the proposed arrangement would mirror existing…

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