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1-1 District 623, Kaufold and the Purchase Agreement On June 1, Kaufold presents his new plan to the Roseville Planning Commis- sion, and his purchase agreement with Dist 623 will be one year old. While the Dist says 'no one else has made an offer for this property,' they have not explained how anyone else CAN mane an offer when an agreement already exits. Nor has much changed financially in that year. Purchase price for the property was $1,008,000; to date, Kaufold has paid $25,000 or 2.5%. At the Board meeting on 5/24, Kaufold re- quested and received suspension of another $15,000 due before closing. In addition, Kaufold asked for and the Dist approved setting back the closing date of the sale from Aug to Oct. This alone results in a loss of almost $20,000, assuming a 12% interest rate (the 'late -pay' rate in the new lease between the tenant, Dist 916, Dist 623 and Kaufold) . Dist 623 neither asked for an increased purchase price nor interest to be paid to offset this loss. The Dist ob- viously believes that someone who can't pay $15,000 this summer will be able to pay almost $1,000,000 in Oct. Why? Only the parties involved can say, and they have not been willing to say much publicly. However, at the 5/24 Board meeting, Paul Borg (retiring Business Manager) asked to be put on record as supporting Mr Kaufold. He said, "The District would be well served to sup- port him, as we would otherwise get a considerably lower purchase price." Supt Worner responded in a letter dated 1/7/88 to a question on the basis of the appraisal for the property: "The answer is both (residential and commercial). Mr. K. Vincent Dolan, the school district's appraiser on this property, appraised the residential worth for a portion of the property at $1.75/square foot, and the remaining commercial property at $3.50/square foot." The entire 8.54 acres is zoned R-1, single family/school. Why should the appraisal include any portion at 'commercial' rates? The purchase price at the $1.75/square foot rate makes the total about $600,000, a more reasonable price for residential and park use. In contrast, Spooner Park, just sold to Little Canada by Dist 623, works out to less ti.an $.50/square foot. With that sale, the District attempted to tack on asseosments to the purchase price after the agreement was made, and they asked for a deed restriction requiring the land to remain parkland, unless the School Board approved a change. Little Canada refused, and the sale was made without either amendment. The District has asked Little Canada to rezone the land at Capitol View, without regard -to Little Canada's right to control land use through zoning, so that the purchase price for that property could be increased. It seems clear that the long standing cooperation between Dist 623 and the communities and taxpayers it serves takes second place to their perception that the School Dist's needs must be met, under their terms. What Can You Do? 1. Cal: Boger Horner and Paul Borg at 633-8150 (Roseville Area Schools District Center) or write them at 1251 W Co Rd B-2, Roseville, MN 55113, Express your support for keeping com- mercial property in commercial sites, and open space where possible. Remind them tha` land use is a City decision, and not one di tated by the Schools. 2. Call or write your School Board members, Foster leaves the Board on 6/30, and Ellen Shelton joins it then. Credible long term facility plans must be worked out. 3. Attend the Planing Coamission and Council meetings, Every person and every voice counts. We need your involvement. School Board 8eabers Thoaas Berts (chair), 1259 Carden, 644-0990 Sue Cummings, 2230 Marion Rd, 636-3995 Edward Fi- , 3191 Hafner Ct, 483-4727 Richard Foster, 678 E Co Rd B, 774-7509 Mi!:dy Creiling, 2495 Marion St, 490-0013 Earl Hoekman, 365 Brooks, 483-3617 Ellen Shelton, 2018 N Lex, 488-0795 Mt