A site visitors resolution might be coming quickly to Los Gatos Excessive Faculty.
The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union Excessive Faculty District board of trustees bought a property adjoining to Los Gatos Excessive Faculty for $1.4 million for what it says might be used to “handle site visitors circulation points.”
It’s not but clear what this site visitors resolution will seem like or when it might be carried out.
The 7,450-square-foot lot, positioned at 123 New York Ave., will assist the district “examine and doubtlessly enhance site visitors circulation to and from the campus,” in keeping with a press launch.
“This buy may also permit us to start to consider our higher plan to handle the influence of our carbon footprint, which incorporates however is just not restricted to photo voltaic and electrical automobile charging stations for workers on website,” the discharge states.
Visitors circulation throughout pupil pick-up and drop-off has been a longtime concern for the district, with bottlenecks and lengthy strains blocking site visitors. Superintendent Invoice Sanderson mentioned the district has been discussing addressing these points for plenty of years.
The district bought the lot, which homes a 1,232-square-foot home, from the Jansons household for “a aggressive under-market worth” of $1.4 million. The property was listed on Redfin for $1.6 million.
The home will possible be demolished within the coming months.
Funds for the acquisition got here out of the district’s particular reserve, which have to be used for facility purchases or enhancements. It has no influence on the district’s normal fund.
“We're conscious of the site visitors difficulty within the city of Los Gatos. The highschool is just not the one issue, however we're an element,” board President Katherine Tseng mentioned. “This buy is one a part of the answer.”