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Board votes to proceed with demolition at Shanks site amid appeals to save donated building
Summary
Trustees voted to continue scheduled demolition of a building on the James A. Shanks Middle School site to make way for new-school construction, despite public and board-member calls to investigate whether the structure was donated and could be moved or preserved.
The Gadsden County School Board voted to proceed with the scheduled demolition of a building on the James A. Shanks Middle School campus after extended discussion about whether the structure had been donated to the district and could be salvaged.
Several board members and members of the public urged the board to delay demolition while staff and the board attorney reviewed property records. A caller and other participants said a local family had donated the building and asked whether the district could sell it or allow a third party to move it off campus. Board counsel advised the trustees they must check deeds to determine whether any restrictions exist and that disposal of school property must meet…
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