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FBR Child Development Center urges district to preserve 45-year lease for low-income families
Summary
A board-member delegation for the FBR Child Development Center told the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District board that the center — funded by state and federal dollars and serving up to 48 children ages 1–4 — relies on a long-standing lease and asked the board to extend or create a new low-fee, long-term lease to keep services in the community.
Donna Risbeck Stow, identifying herself as board president of the FBR Child Development Center, urged the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District Board of Trustees to find a legal way to continue the center’s long-standing lease on district land.
"The partnership that we've had with the school district for the lease of the land that the center sits on for 45 years" has helped the center remain open through fluctuating state and federal funding, Stow said, and she asked trustees to consider a low-fee, long-term lease solution.
The center, Stow said, serves a maximum of 48 children ages 1 to 4 and operates year-round with hours that allow parents to work or pursue training (the program schedule runs roughly 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.). She said the program is fully funded by state and federal grants and donations and that the center’s director, board and families are prepared to supply detailed information and parent letters to illustrate the center’s community impact.
Stow asked the board to seek legal counsel and to explore a lease extension or a newly negotiated agreement that would charge a low fee while protecting the center’s future. She offered the board copies of parent letters and said the center is available for follow-up meetings and consultation.
The board moved on to closed session later in the meeting to discuss, among other items, conference with real estate negotiators; the public commenter identified the lease as one of the items the center hopes the district will address.
The district did not announce any immediate action on the center’s request during open session. Trustees later reported no action taken in closed session when the board reconvened to open session.
