For Immediate Release
Delta College:
Board of Trustees Authorize Option to Purchase Galt Land
(Stockton, CA) – In a five-to-two vote, the San Joaquin Delta Community College District Board of Trustees gave the go ahead for Superintendent/President Raul Rodriguez to execute a Purchase Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions with the property owner for the district’s purchase of approximately 140 acres of real property located on Liberty Road, in the Galt area.
In the open session of the June 6 Board meeting, Board President Ted Simas reported the action that the board took during the closed session. The motion to accept the proposal was made by Trustee Dan Parises. Trustee Janet Rivera seconded the motion.
“It is clear that the San Joaquin Delta Community College District has a demonstrated need in the North county region,” said Dr. Rodriguez. He pointed out that program offerings for this site would be separate and distinct from those of the currently proposed site in Lodi.
Board President Ted Simas said, “This property is proposed to be used in the future as the site of a new educational center to serve the Galt area. The programs offered at the center would be designed to complement existing Delta programs and educational centers.”
The district has 180 days to determine whether the property meets the needs of its intended use as an education center. The feasibility period, which begins June 7, will end in December 2006.
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