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Board tables Upward Communities's staff-housing lease after detailed questioning
Summary
Upward Communities proposed privately funded single-family staff housing for LHISD employees; trustees pressed developers on financing, LUEs, tax consequences and selection processes, then voted to table the lease pending further due diligence.
A private developer proposed to build and lease single-family homes for Liberty Hill ISD staff, promising subsidized rents, recruitment and retention benefits, and a master-lease structure that would reserve units for district employees.
Upward Communities representatives Jason Roberts and Daniel Guerrero told the board the project is privately financed, requires no district subsidy, and would be dedicated to school staff under a long-term master lease. Roberts said the model has delivered significant retention improvements in other districts, citing examples in Hays and Lockhart ISDs and…
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