League City City Council OKs leasing Clear Creek ISD building

With no discussion, League City City Council on July 27 approved an interlocal agreement with Clear Creek ISD to lease one of its oldest buildings for city functions.

The lease is $1 a year for 40 years, city officials said.

The 30,000-square-foot facility at 400 S. Kansas St., League City, was built in 1938 and used as an elementary and junior high school. In 2018 and 2019, the facility housed League City Elementary School students while their campus was torn down and upgraded. The building, which is the oldest in CCISD, has not served students since 2019, the documents read.

CCISD has determined the building is too outdated and expensive to renovate as a school and planned to tear it down before the 2021-22 school year begins in August. However, the district will now lease it to League City instead.

The facility can accommodate 500 people and has over 20 classrooms and a gym. The building would need about $500,000 to $700,000 worth of upgrades, including a new roof, carpeting, increased parking, furniture and technology.

One of the city’s problems is difficulty finding meeting spaces for nonprofits and other groups. This building would allow for that, programming for seniors and children, and other advantages while preserving a piece of League City history, city officials have said.