Former Stateline school may be rented

No signs indicate this was once a school; only a for sale sign exists at the property. Photo/LTN

STATELINE — A local government agency is interested in leasing the former Kingsbury Middle School in Stateline.

Lisa Noonan, superintendent of Douglas County School District, told the board on April 14 that an entity has expressed interest in potentially taking over the site for 30 years. The school and accompanying acreage have been on the market for a number of years; ever since it closed because of declining enrollment.

While people have expressed interest in buying the property, no one has made an offer.

Noonan on Tuesday said a potential buyer is still in the wings.

The board on Tuesday (Tom Moore was absent) agreed to open the process to potential renters. What a contract like that would mean remains to be seen. The structure needs a new roof and other upgrades that a potential tenant is likely to pay for in lieu of rent, at least at the get-go.

Noonan is not releasing names of any of the interested parties.

July is the next time the board meets at Tahoe, which is when the bidders are likely to be made public; this is assuming they make an offer.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report