FRESNO (KMJ) — The land purchase to make the West Fresno Campus a reality for the State Center Community College District has been approved by its Board.
The green light was given during the meeting of the Board of Trustees on April 3rd, to purchase a 26 acre site on E. Church Ave between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Walnut Avenue. The land is worth $3.5 million, but the District is paying $1.7 million. The current owner is donating the other half. Escrow is expected to close on or before June 17th 2018.
It comes after work with the City of Fresno to secure funds through the Transformative Climate Communities program. Of the approximately $70 million awarded to the City, $16.9 million will be used to enhance the new West Fresno Campus.
Hear the report from KMJ’s Dominic McAndrew as it aired:
