School board authorizes staff to finalize purchase of 4.467-acre site for Catherine G. Johnson PreK–8 school
Summary
The Guilford County Board of Education authorized staff and attorneys to finalize the acquisition of two adjoining parcels totaling 4.467 acres along South Bunker Hill Road for a new Catherine G. Johnson PreK–8 school, with an estimated purchase price of $300,000 subject to county commissioner approval under state law.
The Guilford County Board of Education voted to authorize staff and attorneys to finalize the acquisition of two adjoining parcels totaling 4.467 acres along South Bunker Hill Road for the Catherine G. Johnson Pre-K through 8 school.
Board member Irby moved the authorization during a closed session; the motion said the board’s authorization was "subject expressly to the approval of the price to be paid for the property by the Guilford County Board of Commissioners as required by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C‑426(f)." Board members voted yes; the final recorded tally on the motion was 7‑0.
The motion specified an estimated acquisition price of $300,000 and described the parcels as the two adjoining parcels that will make up a total of 4.467 acres. The board directed staff and the board’s attorneys to finalize the purchase agreements attached to the meeting minutes, with the explicit condition that the county commissioners must approve the price.
The board took the action after a closed‑session discussion the board characterized as necessary to preserve attorney‑client privilege and to discuss personnel and real property price negotiations under state law. The motion was moved by Board member Irby; a second was requested on the floor but the transcript does not record a named second.
Because the purchase price requires county‑commissioner approval under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C‑426(f), the board’s authorization is contingent on the commissioners’ subsequent action. The board indicated the detailed property description and agreements are attached to the meeting minutes but did not state additional public specifics in open session.
Votes at a glance: Motion to authorize staff and attorneys to finalize acquisition of real property for the Catherine G. Johnson PreK–8 school site (two adjoining parcels; total 4.467 acres; estimated acquisition price $300,000; purchase subject to county‑commissioner approval under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C‑426(f)) — Moved: Irby; Second: not specified in transcript; Vote: 7 yes, 0 no.
The board then returned to its consent agenda and continued with the day’s business. The agenda noted that the finalized agreements and a more particular legal description of the parcels are attached to the meeting minutes for public review.
