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District proposes selling two properties — Centennial School site and a Chavez-area triangle — at October public hearing

5743458 · August 26, 2025
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Summary

District staff asked the Salem‑Keizer School Board on Sept. 9 to declare surplus two district properties — the former Centennial School site in Keizer and a triangular parcel purchased with the Chavez Elementary project — and to consider selling them pending updated appraisals at an October meeting.

Salem-Keizer School District staff told the board on Sept. 9 that two district-owned properties are being recommended for surplus declaration and possible sale: the former Centennial School site in Keizer and a triangular parcel adjacent to Cesar Chavez Elementary that includes wetlands and a stream.

What staff presented: Paul Odenthal, chief operations officer, said the Centennial property is a 13,000‑square‑foot building on less than two acres that was last used as a school in 1994 and is in poor condition; access for vehicles is via an easement through a…

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