DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD LEAVES COUNTY RESIDENTS GUESSING ABOUT PLANS TO PURCHASE PROPERTY IN PRESCOTT VALLEY AND LEASE LAND SOMEWHERE IN THE VERDE VALLEY

Governing Board in the form of a motion vaguely suggests land purchase in Prescott Valley and leasing land somewhere near the Verde Valley involves obtaining affordable housing for students and staff

After a two-hour closed door executive meeting at the February 24, 2023, District Governing Board Workshop, the Board issued a  vague statement in the form of a motion unanimously approved suggesting that the proposed purchase and lease of land  referred to  in the agenda involved obtaining affordable housing for staff and students.  Not another word was uttered, except for the President thanking the Board.

The notice on the agenda for the Workshop read in part that the Board  was going to meet in an executive session to discuss and consult about the  “Potential Purchase of Real Property in Yavapai County near Prescott Valley,” and “Confirm Instructions to College Representatives Regarding Negotiations for Potential Lease of Real Property in Yavapai County near Verde Valley.”

The motion made by District One Representative Ray Sigafoos after the Board returned from  its closed-door deliberation, said: 

“We have spent the last hour and a half or two discussing options for, trying to address the affordable housing situation with our employees potentially and currently and also our student body.  We have developed some options that we have given direction to the staff to implement and I would move that the a, this a, directions be given as we have identified them and to carry forward and bring back the results.”

The motion was seconded, there was no discussion,  and unanimously approved.  The Board then moved on to other matters.

County residents were left to wonder what the Board was up to.  However, following its pattern of keeping as much information about sensitive topics from the public as possible, the public was left in the dark.

You may view the brief motion made at the Workshop by Mr. Sigafoos by clicking here.