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Board declares Hazel Green Elementary surplus, moves toward sale
Summary
The Salem‑Keizer board voted to declare Hazel Green Elementary School property not required for school purposes and authorized steps toward disposal/sale; the site is currently occupied by Valley Inquiry Charter School under a charter agreement through 2031.
The Salem‑Keizer School District Board of Directors approved a motion to declare Hazel Green Elementary School property surplus, a procedural step that begins the district’s process to dispose of or sell the site.
Bob Silva, the district’s chief operations officer, told the board the building was purchased in 1953 and operated as an elementary school until 2011, when the board repurposed the site; since 2011 Valley Inquiry Charter School has operated at the facility under a charter agreement that extends through 2031. Silva described the surplus declaration as “just one of many steps to enable the school district to eventually dispose or sell the property.”
A board member asked for a motion. The motion to declare the property “not required for school purposes” was moved and seconded; the board then voted in favor and the motion carried. No detailed vote tally was recorded in the public transcript other than the chair’s call for “aye” and a statement that the motion moved.
The surplus declaration does not immediately remove the charter occupant; Silva and other staff told the board the charter agreement remains in effect through 2031 and any future disposition will need to account for existing contractual obligations.
The board did not set a sale price or timeline at the meeting. Next steps identified in the meeting record include the standard administrative steps for surplus property disposition and further board consideration consistent with district policy.
