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Resident urges board not to sell 30% of Capital High campus; district says property has been surplus
Summary
A resident told the board that selling roughly 30% of the Capital High School campus would deprive students of outdoor science and recreation space; district staff said the tract had been surplus property for years and that details about the successful auction bidder are being gathered.
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. — During the public comment period on April 17, a resident urged the Kanawha County Board of Education not to sell roughly a third of the Capital High School campus and said the land provides science, cross-country and outdoor-learning space.
Peyton Forbes said the parcel — described in his remarks as roughly 50 acres adjacent to Capital High School — once included a pond, forested area and trails used by students and science classes. He said the site had been…
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