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Board discusses sale of Sixth Street and Jose Barios; Aldo Leopold charter reports MFA progress
Summary
The board discussed offers for Sixth Street and Jose Barios and the steps needed for a sale — new appraisal, environmental review and state approvals — while a representative for Aldo Leopold said the charter has cleared initial MFA thresholds and expects financing soon.
The Silver Consolidated Schools Board spent substantial time on March 23 discussing potential disposition of district properties, including Sixth Street Elementary and Jose Barios Elementary. Superintendent William Hopkins framed the item as an opportunity to update the board on offers and next procedural steps.
Dr. Maples, identified as interim president, told the board his governing body had passed a resolution authorizing him to negotiate on its behalf for the purchase of Sixth Street; he listed tasks required to move forward — a new appraisal, an environmental assessment and an updated land survey — and said many of those items had to be submitted to state agencies on a monthly calendar for oversight review. He described an expedited timeline with the district aiming to have required materials before state reviewers to allow decisions by June.
Board members noted a necessary formal district resolution that declares the district ‘‘has no other use’’ for a building — a step required to satisfy PSFA/oversight processes — and discussed scheduling an additional board meeting in April to vote on any delegation or resolutions required to proceed. The board placed the matter on the agenda for additional discussion and indicated it would move into executive session to talk further about pricing and negotiation strategy.
In public comment and later remarks to the board, a representative involved with the Aldo Leopold charter school said the charter has passed initial thresholds with the New Mexico Finance Authority (MFA) and is making a final presentation to MFA; if that presentation is successful, the representative said, financing should follow and the charter expects to begin school operations at Jose Barios in the fall. The district reiterated it will coordinate required appraisals, environmental checks and state submissions and that final sale terms will depend on the state review timeline.
Next procedural steps identified at the meeting included drafting and adopting a formal resolution to clarify district intent for the properties, completing technical assessments (appraisal, environmental, survey), and submitting materials to state oversight bodies on the schedule required for MFA/PSFA consideration.
