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Haywood Schools seek $1.55 million for land purchase and to create an innovative middle school with HCC partnership
Summary
Haywood County commissioners approved a $1,548,500 public schools capital fund amendment to buy three parcels for $648,500 and allocate up to $900,000 for renovations to establish an Innovative Middle School and relocate early college programming with Haywood Community College (HCC).
Graham Hayes, assistant superintendent for Haywood County Schools, told the Board of Commissioners on June 2 that the district is asking the county to appropriate $1,548,500 from the public schools capital fund to purchase three parcels totaling 16.29 acres and to fund up to $900,000 in renovations.
Hayes said the parcels — offered to the district by the property owner — adjoin the Junaluska Elementary area and include land that wraps behind the school and provides additional buffer and potential future expansion. The…
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