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Blue Ridge board approves ground lease for teacher housing on district land
Summary
The Blue Ridge Unified School District board approved a ground lease to allow development of teacher housing on district property off Penrod, advancing a project of shipping-container "tiny homes" intended to help local teacher recruitment and retention.
The Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 Governing Board approved a ground lease allowing development of teacher housing on district land off Penrod, the board voted during its regular meeting.
The vote approved the ground lease as presented for agenda item 3.2. Allison, a project lead who has coordinated funding efforts for the plan, said the project would convert a parcel owned by the district into small, independent housing units for teachers. Developer Scott Volk described the units as modified shipping containers, each with a full bathroom, kitchen, living area and bedroom, about 320 square feet in size.
The project team proposed eight single-occupancy “tiny home” units with dedicated parking, privacy fencing and low-maintenance materials. Allison…
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