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Published on 04/27/1998 All articles from this issue

MV to help arts school secure downtown location

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Town Crier Staff Report

The future looks brighter for the Community School of Music and Arts after a fruitless two-year search to find a permanent location .

Members of the Mountain View City Council unanimously voted to help the non-profit arts school find a permanent home downtown at the April 28 council meeting.

During the next 60 days, the city agreed to review potential city-owned sites that the music school could ground lease or purchase, particularly in the 400 block of Bryant Street.

"We are pleased that once again City Council members recognize the school's pivotal place in Mountain View and that they want to continue to the investment begun by their predecessors," said Andrea Temkin, executive director at the school.

School officials have been unable to find a permanent location for the arts school even after two years of scouring the area and looking at about 40 sites, Temkin said.

The arts school must vacate its site at Huff School this fall when the Mountain View School District reopens the elementary school to accommodate the district's growing enrollment.

More than 350 residents sent postcards, letters, faxes and e-mails to the city council expressing support for the arts school.

Since its founding in 1968, the arts school has become one of the largest arts education organizations in Santa Clara County, serving 16,000 children and adults annually.