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Board declines to surplus 18.44-acre parcel behind Midway Elementary after public comment
Summary
Following public comment and board discussion, the Dinwiddie County School Board voted not to declare Parcel TP187A (about 18.439 acres) behind Midway Elementary surplus at this time. The action halts pending offers and preserves the district’s ownership while board members discussed transparency and community access to decision-making.
The Dinwiddie County School Board voted not to declare Parcel TP187A — the tract behind Midway Elementary identified in meeting materials as about 18.439 acres — surplus at this time, after a public hearing and extended board discussion.
Facilities staff presented a timeline of events leading to the current offers, saying the district first reviewed the parcel for surplus status in September and obtained an independent appraisal from Hallmark Properties. Staff said Baylor Construction submitted a written offer for $114,080 that the district declined for being below appraisal; Baylor later submitted $115,000. Staff also told the board that on March 20 the district received another written offer from Amazing Homes LLC, CAG Homes LLC, and Ashby Enterprises for $125,000.
A member of the public, Patrick Lloyd of 5406 Midway Drive, told the board he opposed selling the parcel and said community members asked the board to retain the land for future school or recreational use. Lloyd said the district would lose “the only remaining large parcel adjoining Midway Elementary” and raised concerns about possible subdivision development, traffic, enrollment pressure and impacts to local well water if large-scale grading and new wells were drilled.
Facilities staff recommended that, if the board chose to proceed with a sale, the fair approach would be to discard current written offers and open a 10-day window for anyone to submit or amend offers. Instead, a board member moved that the board not surplus the land at this time. The motion passed by voice vote: “Aye. Ayes have it.”
During discussion, several board members said they had heard strong community concern and raised process and transparency questions. One board member said the process was legal and that no unethical conduct had occurred, while others urged the board to make future outreach more accessible to working families, including considering later meeting times for major community decisions. The board did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript; it adopted the motion by voice vote.
