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Board adopts general position against sale or easement requests for district land
Summary
After public comment from a local realtor seeking to buy a 0.2-acre parcel, the Stevenson-Carson board adopted a general position to not approve requests for sale or easement access to district real estate absent clear district benefit, citing legal requirements to sell at market value.
A local realtor, Scott Mansur, asked the board to consider selling roughly 0.2 acres of district property to assemble a full acre for his adjacent lot and offered to cover survey and sale costs. Mansur handed out a map and said the sale "would be money given to the district." The board invited public comment and then discussed the matter in depth.
Board members raised long-term concerns about losing finite district land. Jeff Wickersham warned that "History is littered with 'I wish we hadn't done that,'" and several members said they were reluctant to approve one-off transactions that could reduce future site options. Legal guidance was summarized for the board that district property must be sold at market value and certain statutory restrictions apply; the board voted to adopt a general policy of not approving requests to sell district property or grant easement access unless a clear, substantial benefit to the district is identified.
The board's position is meant to give administrators guidance when responding to future requests; if a specific request is brought forward that appears to offer substantial district benefit, board consideration would follow the statutory process, appraisals and legal review.
