The Madison County Schools Board of Education moved to declare the former Madison Middle School property at 101 Summit Street in Richmond surplus and authorized its sale in separate parcels following an executive session on real estate.

The board took the recommendation after entering executive session under KRS 61.810(1)(b), the Kentucky Open Meetings provision that permits closed deliberations about proposed acquisition or sale of real property when public discussion would likely affect value. The board’s recommended motion asked also that the Kentucky Department of Education be authorized to dispose of the property by sale, lease, or easement under state administrative regulation 702 KAR 4:090.

Why it matters: declaring district-owned property surplus starts a formal process that can lead to sale, lease or other disposal; it may affect local tax rolls, future land use and nearby neighborhoods in Richmond.

Board procedure and record: The recommendation was presented immediately after the board returned from executive session. A motion was moved and a second recorded in the transcript; the meeting record supplied the property street address and the legal basis for the closed session and disposal request. The transcript does not include a full roll-call vote tally for the surplus motion in the available excerpt.

What the board said: During the meeting, a board member read the recommended motion aloud, describing the property by street address and specifying that parcels would be sold separately. The motion also explicitly named the Kentucky Department of Education disposal authority and referenced the administrative regulation by number.

Context and next steps: The board’s action authorizes staff to pursue disposal steps that typically include establishing sale terms, notifying the state education department as required, and following any district policies on surplus property. The transcript did not include details on a timeline, minimum pricing, parcel boundaries, or a vote tally; those details were not specified in the portion of the record provided.

No other commitments or developer agreements were described on the record at the time the motion was read.