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Trustees ask staff to return with options after years of carrying two unused properties
Summary
Board members pressed staff to bring options in May for two district-owned properties—Goldridge and Opal—calling out long-running penalties and annual assessment costs the board said have totaled more than $1 million since 2005.
Board members on the Travis Unified School District governing board asked staff to return at a future meeting with a plan for two long-held, unused district properties, citing recurring assessments and maintenance costs.
A board member reviewed the district—s history with the parcels—purchased in 2005 and intended for future school sites—and said the district has paid penalties and assessments for years. "We're paying $100,000 a year," the member said, noting the combined expense across the Goldridge and Opal parcels and an assessed value on one parcel reported as about $6.0 million. The board member urged the district to agendize both properties and said staff should present options in May.
Staff told the board the City of Fairfield has been engaged on a potential transfer of the Goldridge parcel but that the city needs more time to incorporate the site into broader development plans. The board requested staff prepare an update that explains the current legal or statutory status (including the district's earlier declaration of the property as excess), the fiscal impact of the continuing assessments, and a set of realistic options for disposal, interim uses, or low-cost maintenance strategies.
Board members discussed short-term interim uses to reduce carrying costs, including low-cost site improvements such as a walking track to avoid higher penalties or mowing costs, while recognizing such measures would require upfront funds. One board member said the district had previously hoped profits would pay down certain local obligations and urged staff to examine whether proceeds could be used for district priorities.
The board did not take formal action beyond asking staff to return with a status report and options in May. The item was framed as a request for additional analysis, not a decision to dispose of either parcel.
