Richmond Review – Steveston Secondary on the block, again.

As many as 20 developers are in the mix as potential suitors for the former 13-acre home of Steveston secondary school on No. 2 Road, which is once again on the sales block.

For the past five years or so, the Ministry of Education has placed a moratorium on the sale of school lands to parties other than independent school operators. And with the local school board opting not to sell to an independent school, the Steveston site has remained unsold.

But the prospects for a sale changed earlier this month, when B.C. Education Minister Don McRae wrote to the district that it would extend the completion period for the sale and transfer of title for the Steveston Secondary School site until March 31, 2015.

For the past month, the Richmond school district has sought expressions of interest for the site from developers as well as 75 other parties who previously expressed an interested in the land, Sargent said.

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