Santa Clara Unified, San Jose in dispute over nearly $5M in development fees

A project to build a massive school complex in San Jose is at the center of an almost $5 million dispute between the Santa Clara Unified School District and the city.

At issue is $4.87 million that the school district paid the city for “traffic impact mitigation fees” related to construction at the Agnews School Project at 3550 Zanker Road in San Jose. The school district, which has drafted a complaint and is threatening to sue, is asking the fees be refunded because they aren’t the district’s responsibility under an agreement between the district and the city to develop the site.