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Los Altos school board approves $155 million land purchase in Mountain View

Original post made on Jun 26, 2019

The Los Altos School District's board of trustees voted unanimously to spend $155 million to buy land for a school in the San Antonio shopping center in Mountain View, calling it a bargain. Still undecided: which school will go there.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, June 26, 2019, 10:42 AM

Comments (5)

Posted by Neighbor
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Jun 26, 2019 at 11:56 am

LASD should try and get Target to swap with them. The Target site, on the other side of Showers Dr, would be a better site for a school, and the Kohl's site would be a better location for a newer nicer Target - similar to the 2-story Target in downtown Sunnyvale.


Posted by The Crossing
a resident of The Crossings
on Jun 27, 2019 at 3:13 pm

No, No, & NO!

PLEASE proceed with the purchase and keep the school on the Kohl's site as outlined for the benefit of our neighborhood given that we are the most impacted with the new high-rises and don't want our view of the mountains blocked! Service businesses like 24 Hour Fitness do not pay sales taxes.

WE NEED RETAIL AND ESPECIALLY STORES LIKE TARGET THAT SIGNIFICANTLY SUPPLEMENT THE LOCAL SCHOOL REVENUES! SUPPORTING RETAIL IS A VOTE TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS!


Posted by @ Neighbor!
a resident of The Crossings
on Jun 27, 2019 at 3:35 pm

We fought to keep the Greystar project from cutting down our beloved Redwoods, to keep the apartments from overwhelming our neighborhood, and to preserve our view corridor. In exchange we were told we would receive play fields from the school and a park...now you want to take this away from us...sorry.

Please use the TDRs in Old Mountain View for high density housing!!


Posted by LASD parent
a resident of another community
on Jun 27, 2019 at 7:09 pm

I can’t recall why, but the current Target site wasn’t an option for LASD. I agree that, for the school, it would be better as it’s not boxed in by busy roads.

Fear not (or fear), the ink is dry on the Kohl’s land purchase.


Posted by WeWillMissKohl’sInMtnView
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Jun 29, 2019 at 2:38 pm

I hope that Kohl’s can relocate a store nearby so don’t have to drive to Milpitas. It has been a great local shopping option at San Antonio for when you need something nicer than Target or Walmart but don’t want to battle the traffic to one of the malls - has been handy for several last minute clothing purchases for our family.


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