Board authorizes purchase of four properties adjacent to Palmer High School for up to $4.175 million

The Board of Education approved Resolution 2025‑45 on May 28, authorizing Chief Operations Officer Chris Odom to negotiate and sign purchase agreements for four parcels adjacent to Palmer High School for a not-to-exceed total of $4,175,000.

The motion (moved by Director Carey) listed the four addresses as 219 East Saint Brains Street, 2201 East Saint Brains Street, 430 North Weber Street and 429 North Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80903. Administration told the board it reviewed the properties and noted they lie within the historic Wasatch-Weber neighborhood; staff said the parcels themselves are not listed on the historic register nor are they in the city’s historic-preservation overlay, but the district has been meeting with multiple neighborhood historic organizations to consider preservation options. Deputy Superintendent Comfort (and Dr. Weiss, who addressed the historic question) said the district has discussed relocating structures, incorporating historic attributes into the project and presenting to the historic-preservation board on June 2.

Funding for the purchase was presented as coming from the district’s capital reserve. The board voted unanimously on the resolution (roll call recorded all ayes). Administration said no demolition plan is in place and that future options include relocation, incorporating historic attributes, or other preservation strategies once further planning and city review occur.

The board directed staff to report back as appropriate after further conversations with the historic-preservation board and neighborhood groups.