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Bellbrook board opens path to community partners while weighing sale of old Sugar Creek school property
Summary
The Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Board of Education heard three community proposals to reuse the former Sugar Creek school property and directed Superintendent Terez Kozak to explore options with the city and community partners, while noting timeline pressure from an educational service center tenant.
The Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local Board of Education on Feb. 20 moved to have Superintendent Terez Kozak pursue proposals and report back after community groups and small-business owners presented competing plans for the district’s surplus Sugar Creek school property.
Board members said they do not intend to sign any final sales contracts at this stage but asked Kozak to develop options — including working with the city’s CIC (Community Improvement Corporation), parceling the site, and drafting financial and legal stipulations — so the board can review recommended next steps.
Why it matters: The property sits near downtown Bellbrook and has drawn interest from local nonprofit and private parties that emphasize community uses (an amphitheater, event space, playgrounds) and from small businesses seeking office space. Greene County Educational Service Center (ESC) interest and its timeline for next-year decisions were cited as reasons for moving from discussion to concrete options.
Community proposals and concerns Jim (past president, Bellbrook Lions Club), speaking for the Lions, described three conceptual plans the club studied: a partnership-focused plan that would build a clubhouse, amphitheater,…
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