Keller ISD’s board of trustees approved the sale of excess land that used to occupy Florence Elementary School.
The sale was approved 5-0, with one abstained vote from Place 7 trustee Heather Washington, at a regular board meeting March 26.
The gist
The district is selling excess land adjacent to Florence Elementary School along Johnson Road in Southlake, according to district documents. Deputy Superintendent John Allison said the 4.5 acres were sold for $2.7 million to a buyer interested in turning the land into three or four homes.
The location is one of three properties the district identified as excess land in January, according to district documents. Other properties to be sold include a section north of Keller High School, which has never been used, and a property adjacent to Basswood Elementary School, which KISD Chief Communications Officer Bryce Nieman said was purchased to prevent a hotel from being constructed next to the school.
There is one more property along Golden Triangle Parkway near I-35W that is still for sale and has also not been used by the district, Nieman said.
He added the proceeds will help reinforce the district’s financial stability and future priorities for students.
The background
Florence Elementary was one of four elementary schools to be rebuilt from money used in the district’s 2019 bond, Nieman said. The $315 million bond contributed to new extracurricular buildings for the high schools, new elementary school buildings and an Agriscience Learning Center, per previous reporting.
The sold land is where the former Florence Elementary facility used to be, which has since been demolished, Nieman said.
