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County moves to repurpose former Majicraft plant as career‑tech center; approves conveyance of two closed elementary schools
Summary
Franklin County supervisors authorized an option agreement to acquire the former Majicraft facility in Rocky Mount for a Career and Technical Education (CTE) center and public safety office space, and adopted resolutions accepting conveyance of Burnt Chimney and Henry elementary school properties from the school board.
Franklin County supervisors on Feb. 18 authorized the county administrator to execute an option agreement to purchase the former Majicraft manufacturing facility in Rocky Mount, a step county leaders said would accelerate plans for a county‑run Career and Technical Education center and add space for fire, EMS and 911 operations.
The board’s action authorizes an option to buy two contiguous properties comprising more than 39 acres (260 Weaver Street and 175 Industrial Avenue) and a facility described in county materials as roughly 200,000 square feet of manufacturing/industrial space and an office area. The press materials presented to the board listed a purchase price of $5,000,000 for the option period and said the county and the Franklin County School Board plan to repurpose the manufacturing space as a CTE center; the office portion would house county public safety and 911…
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