The Enumclaw School District has officially made land available to sell to Ten Trail developer Oakpointe in order to fund a new elementary school.

The Board of Directors passed a resolution declaring the 43-acre plot “surplus” during the Oct. 21 meeting.

“Tonight represents the first real step forward toward the goal of building a new elementary school in Ten Trails,” Director Tyson Gamblin said at the meeting. “This is not a final vote. It’s the first formal step in what will continue to be a public, transparent process.”

The plan — so far at least — is to sell this plot to Oakpointe for $40 million. The actual value of the land is unknown, but Oakpointe CEO Brian Ross has said that the developer will pay fair market value.

The land was originally set aside by Oakpointe for the school

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