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County accepts bid to demolish former Boze Elementary in White Lakes, using state iron-range funds and department blight reserves
Summary
The board authorized a contract to demolish the former Boze Elementary in White Lakes. The lowest bid exceeded the legislative bond award; the county will apply $500,000 bond funds with department blight funds covering the remainder.
The St. Louis County Board authorized county land staff to accept a demolition bid for the former Boze Elementary in White Lakes and execute a contract to proceed with demolition.
Jason Meyer, director of Land and Minerals and the county’s land commissioner, told the board the department received a low bid of $765,855 for the demolition work. The board had previously accepted a $500,000 legislative bonding allocation from the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board toward the project; the land department will use its blight fund to pay the remaining balance.
Meyer said the county receives frequent requests to address blighted tax-forfeit properties and that without the legislative allocation the blight fund would have covered a larger portion of the cost. He said the department is “picking our battles” to manage limited blight remediation resources.
Commissioners noted the property’s central location in the City of White Lakes and discussed potential future interest in the site once cleared. The motion to accept the bid and authorize contract execution carried by voice vote.
