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Board weighs $1,500 resurvey to transfer small Reddick parcel with courts to town for community use
Summary
Board member Dr. James proposed a roughly $1,500 resurvey to exclude a corner parcel containing dilapidated basketball and tennis courts from school property so the town of Reddick can accept the parcel for community revitalization.
Board member Dr. James asked the Marion County School Board on Feb. 20 to consider commissioning a resurvey of a small corner parcel on the Reddick Collier Elementary School property so the district could convey that corner to the town of Reddick for community-led courts revitalization.
Dr. James said the shaded corner parcel contains dilapidated basketball courts that are inside the district’s perimeter fence and therefore not available for community use. He told the board a property survey would likely cost about $1,500 and observed that amount “falls well under the board's authority of $50,000.” He proposed the district either sell or donate the parcel to the town after a survey, enabling the town and community to restore basketball and tennis courts for public use and reduce instances of students hopping fences to play.
Dr. James said the money for a survey would be minimal compared with the benefit of giving the town clear title to the courts and facilitating revitalization projects; he asked the board for initial feedback and suggested staff follow up at the Monday work session. District staff and Board Member Boombach were identified as having been involved in early conversations with the town about the idea.
Board members expressed interest in the proposal and recommended discussing the item at the next work session so staff could do preliminary investigation, confirm the parcel size via survey and answer questions about liability, process and next steps. No formal motion or vote was taken at the Feb. 20 meeting.
