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Ventura Unified hires DCG Strategies to study highest-and-best use of five surplus properties

Ventura Unified School District Board of Education · April 9, 2025
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The board unanimously approved a DCG Strategies contract to analyze five surplus district properties, aiming to quantify development options and community impacts; staff said the study (about $25,000 per site) will inform RFPs and negotiating strategy and will be funded from developer fees.

The Ventura Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously April 8 to hire DCG Strategies to perform highest-and-best-use and land-use analyses for five surplus district properties, a move staff said will help the district set realistic expectations and strengthen negotiations with prospective developers.

Megan MacIvor, vice president at DCG Strategies, told the board the firm will combine market analysis, site visits, regulatory review and community engagement to recommend…

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