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School Board considers use of proceeds from sale
of Evergreen |
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October 20, 2015 |
The Board of Boundary County School District 101
is considering how best to use the proceeds from
the sale of the Evergreen School property.
The school building and its land sold in August
for $300,000, netting $286,499.65 in funds for
the district after closing costs.
Use of that money was discussed at last night's
school board meeting. The board also heard a
proposal from Robert Hanover, a citizen who
attended the meeting to present some thoughts
and recommendations on use of the money. Mr.
Hanover recommended the district sell the
current administration building at the corner of
Oak and Arizona streets, then use the money from
that sale along with the proceeds from the
Evergreen sale to build a new kindergarten
building. He further recommends that the
district then move the district office into what
is now the current Valley View kindergarten
building across the street from the Valley View
building.
He states the benefits of his proposal include
eliminating having the kindergarten students
crossing Augusta street, and having the
administration office closer to schools and
teachers at the South Hill area and more readily
accessible for interaction with parents.
The school board trustees pointed out that they
have set up a Facilities Committee to look at
best ways to employ resources for real property
of the district. The School Board then passed a
motion that the funds from the sale of Evergreen
School be dedicated to real property in the
district (and they indicated they mean brick and
mortar property), and that the Facilities
Committee investigate and examine specific
recommendations and report their conclusions and
recommendations back to the Board. That motion
passed unanimously.
Once recommendations from the Facilities
Committee are received, the Board will give
further consideration to use of the money
received from the sale of Evergreen School. |
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