Redondo Beach USD receives two bids For Knob Hill property
The Redondo Beach Unified School District Tuesday received two bids for the development of its property at 320 Knob Hill. One proposal met the district’s minimum lease terms of $500,000 annually exactly and would refurbish the existing buildings as a Christian high school. The other proposal is slightly higher, at $502,027, and would keep the existing Christian grade school but also build a 100-unit moderate-income housing complex. The district is required by law to either accept the highest responsible bid for the property – the former Patterson School, which now serves as the Knob Hill Community Center and Carden Dominion School – or to reject both bids. The school board continued the matter until next Tuesday in order to analyze the two bids and determine the financial viability of each. Superintendent Steven Keller said that both bids are far superior to anything the school board has received since it began soliciting bids for the leasing of the property in 2008. “We seemingly have two competitive bids and two legitimate users for the property,” Keller said. “Compared to the last few years, it’s something our board is going to have to take very seriously.” The most recent bid…
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