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Ventura Unified and DCG outline RFP timeline and analyses for three surplus properties
Summary
Superintendent Antonio Castro and consultant DCG Strategies presented analyses for three surplus Ventura Unified properties and a public RFP timeline; DCG identified residential as 'highest and best use' on technical grounds but stressed environmental review and community priorities will shape outcomes. No board action was taken.
Superintendent Antonio Castro opened a Ventura Unified town hall to review consultant findings and the public solicitation process for three district surplus properties, emphasizing that no decisions would be made at the meeting and that the district is now collecting proposals via a request-for-proposals process.
"The primary purpose of tonight's town hall is for the board and community to receive a presentation about several district surplus properties," Castro said, noting the district will accept RFP submissions with a December 4 deadline and that staff expects respondent review and interviews in January–February 2026 and possible purchase-and-sale work in March–April 2026.
Megan Macyver, vice president of DCG Strategies, whose firm has worked with the district since April 2025, described the consultant scope as three technical steps: (1) assess…
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