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City of Alameda and school district officials announced a complex land swap deal this week that would see cash and property exchange hands. School district trustee Trish Spencer asked to see property appraisals for all of the land in question, to be able to do her fiduciary duty for the school district; AUSD Superintendent Kirsten Vital said that no appraisals are needed, that none are forthcoming, and that the shuffle is in the best interest of district and the students.
What do you think?
(This table was updated on March 1, 2014, at 9:00 p.m. to reflect an estimated value for the tidelands trust parcel, based on the March 2013 sale to Tim Lewis Communities of the next-door Encinal Terminals parcel for roughly $500,000 per acre.)
(This table was updated on March 9, 2014, at 8:30 p.m. to reflect a revised estimate for the two tidelands trust parcels, Assessor Parcel Numbers 72-382-9 (6.4 acres) and 72-382-10 (10.65 acres), for a total of 17.05 acres, worth a total of $8,525,000 at $500,000 per acre.)
| City of Alameda | Alameda Unified School District |
| Grant for Encinal Swim Center Renovations | $750,000 | Gives City of Alameda 6.4 acre and 10.65 acres Tidelands parcels | AUSD says no appraisal of value required. However, a next-door comparable, the sale of the Encinal Terminals site to Tim Lewis Communities in March, 2013, at $500,000 per acre would value these two parcels at roughly $8.52 million. |
| City grants AUSD 20-acre parcel at Alameda Point | [AUSD says no appraisal of value required.] | Gives City of Alameda 12-acre parcel at Alameda Point. | [AUSD says no appraisal of value required.] |
| City/Housing Authority gives AUSD $1.2 million, of which $1.15 million is for Encinal Swim Center, and remainder for legal costs. | $1,200,000 | Gives $4.6 million to City of Alameda/Housing Authority | $4,600,000 |
| N/A | N/A | Gives City of Alameda/Housing Authority old Island High School site
0.8 acres | Appraisal not released by AUSD. Estimated to be worth $1.2 million |
| Total Cash | $1,950,000 | Total Cash | $4,600,000 |
| Total Acres | 20 acres | Total Acres | 29.85 acres |
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Dear Editor,
Regarding the AUSD/City of Alameda/Housing Authority land swap deal:
All parties involved met multiple times for months behind closed doors to develop this deal with no public involvement or transparency and announced the deal only last week. AUSD and city employees have presumptuously represented the deal as if it were already approved prior to vote including going so far as to have a celebratory cake at Tuesday’s joint subcommittee meeting.
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We’ve added a frequently asked questions (FAQ) page with background information on the proposed land swap between the City of Alameda and the Alameda Unified School District. Read it here.
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