EL CAJON: The Cajon Valley Union School District will again try to sell a vacant, 9.2-acre property on Greenfield Drive.
The governing board voted 5-0 Tuesday to sell the property and ask for a minimum of $1.5 million. Proceeds would be used to help pay for a district operations facility in the downtown area.
The board will open sealed bids at a public hearing May 13 and sell the property to the highest bidder.
The site is in an unincorporated part of San Diego County, about a block from Christian Unified Schools and San Diego Christian College. The district has owned the property for more than 30 years but never seriously considered building a school there.
The district declared the site surplus property last year but pulled it from the market to give potential buyers more time to study utility issues raised by the county, Assistant Superintendent Wayne Oetken said.
Helix High to host information nights
LA MESA: Students considering enrolling at Helix High School but who live outside its boundaries are invited to attend the charter school's information nights Wednesday and Thursday.
About one-quarter of the school's 2,300 students live outside the boundaries, which cover parts of La Mesa, Lemon Grove and Spring Valley.
Information nights will begin at 6 p.m. at Helix, 7323 University Ave., La Mesa. The meetings will be in the school's gym near Lowell Street.
For more information, call: (619) 644-1940.
La Mesa gets update on bid to boost revenue
LA MESA: The City Council heard an update this week on its efforts to attract more restaurants and retailers to certain parts of La Mesa.
In December, the city hired Houston-based Buxton Co. for $70,000. The consulting firm is working with city officials to bring new businesses to Fletcher Parkway and the downtown village in an effort to boost sales-tax revenue, a significant part of all city budgets.
Buxton matches companies with cities based on the demographics, lifestyle choices and spending habits of their residents. Actively working to lure these businesses is “one of the keys to the future retail growth and viability of La Mesa,” City Manager Sandy Kerl said.
City officials said they will attend the International Council of Shopping Centers conference next month in Las Vegas, where they plan to take advantage of Buxton's booth at the conference and set up meetings with companies that may be a good match for the city.
