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County staff to advance MOU offering 10 acres for Salida School District after work‑session follow‑up
Summary
County staff presented a draft MOU to offer 10 acres north of the Chaffee County Fairgrounds to the Salida School District for a future school, with conditions (financing, site plans, demonstrated need, deed restrictions and reversion clauses); commissioners directed staff to bring the item back for formal action next week.
County staff summarized a proposed memorandum of understanding to offer 10 acres of county‑owned land north of the fairgrounds in Poncha Springs to the Salida School District, contingent on conditions including secured financing, completed preliminary drawings, demonstrated educational need, appropriate surveys/engineering, and deed restriction terms that limit use to public school purposes.
Staff explained the deed restrictions would include a trigger that requires construction to commence within five years of conveyance and be completed within ten years; a reverter clause would permit the county to repurchase land at a reduced price if conditions were not met. Counsel clarified that conveyance requires subdividing the parcel and meeting the conditions for conveyance, and staff said the MOU includes a deadline to meet conditions by 07/01/2040 unless extended by mutual agreement. Commissioner discussion was supportive of moving the MOU forward; a commissioner moved and seconded to bring the MOU to next week's meeting with the school district invited for formal consideration.
