# Council approves bid to buy AISD properties

**URL:** <https://forum.atxfriends.org/t/council-approves-bid-to-buy-aisd-properties/2572>\
**Category:** General Austin\
**Created:** [December 9, 2016, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.atxfriends.org/t/council-approves-bid-to-buy-aisd-properties/2572 "2016-12-09T15:00:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.atxfriends.org/t/council-approves-bid-to-buy-aisd-properties/2572/1 "2016-12-09T15:00:24Z")

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"City Council approved a measure Thursday to move forward with a joint effort between the city, Travis County and the Austin Independent School District to provide affordable housing on publicly owned land.

The measure authorized city staff to submit a bid to purchase 10 properties currently owned by the school district for an amount not to exceed $2.88 million. AISD announced on Oct. 4 that it was intending to sell the parcels, which are spread throughout the city. The district is accepting bids for the properties through Dec. 14."

[http://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2016/12/council-approves-bid-buy-aisd-properties/](http://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2016/12/council-approves-bid-buy-aisd-properties/)