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Residents urge board to keep closed school sites public; mixed testimony on resolutions to preserve Lomita property

Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Board of Education · May 9, 2025
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Summary

Community speakers urged the board to adopt resolutions preserving closed school properties for public uses (agriculture, equestrian/CTE, parks) and to resist selling land to private developers; other commenters warned the resolutions could be illegal or lack funding.

Dozens of community members testified in favor of resolutions on the agenda that would commit the district to preserve closed school properties, including the Lomita site, for public uses rather than sell them to private developers.

Supporters described local environmental burdens, scarce parks and the need for hands‑on career technical education. Sam Brown and others…

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