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Board approves sale of former school on Cynthia Street to coastal Montessori group; approves $450,000 transfer for pool repairs
Summary
Trustees authorized a purchase‑and‑sale agreement to sell the former Coastal Comprehensive Academy site on Cynthia Street to Coastal Empire Montessori and approved a reduced $450,000 budget transfer to fund district pool repairs after the board agreed to defer Schuman pool work pending city coordination.
The Savannah‑Chatham County Board of Public Education approved a purchase‑and‑sale agreement to transfer the former Coastal Comprehensive Academy property on Cynthia Street to Coastal Empire Montessori Community Organization (doing business as Coastal Empire Montessori Charter School). Board materials state the recombination plat required by the city had not yet been approved but staff anticipated plat approval within 90 days; the purchase and sale agreement provides for closing within 10 days after the plat is recorded.
Separately, trustees approved a budget transfer to fund repairs and upgrades to district‑owned pools, reducing an initial $600,000 request to a $450,000 transfer after trustees agreed to defer $150,000 of the work connected to Schuman pending resolution with the City of Savannah. Board member Miss Kropalski asked staff to withhold the Schuman allocation until city matters were resolved; the board amended the motion and approved the $450,000 transfer.
Staff said pool repairs will not proceed at Schuman until the district and city reach an agreement; other pool work will move forward once funding is available.
