Queen Creek district approves purchase of land for seventh elementary school
The preliminary plat for Cadence at Gateway phases 2-3, which includes a site for Queen Creek Unified School District’s seventh elementary school. (QCUSD graphic)
A 15-acre site in Cadence at Gateway phases 2-3 in Mesa is to be purchased for a new Queen Creek Unified School District elementary school, the governing board decided recently. The property for the district’s seventh elementary school is generally southeast of Ray and Ellsworth roads.
“The district is paying nothing for the land for the proposed elementary school. The land will be paid for with SFB money,” Stephanie Ingersoll, QCUSD public relations and marketing specialist, said in an e-mailed response to questions.
SFB is the Arizona School Facilities Board, which distributes funds needed for land for new schools at a price that is less than or equal to fair market value, according to azsfb.gov.
A special session of the QCUSD Governing Board was held Tuesday, July 17, in part to discuss and vote on approving the purchase and sale agreement between the district and PPGN Core LLLP.
