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City outlines White Rock school renovation to create a community hub with childcare and workforce space

Lynchburg City Council · November 13, 2025
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Summary

The city showed preliminary designs and community engagement results for renovating the former White Rock Elementary into a community hub, noting $3.5 million appropriated in Jan. 2024, plans for an interior elevator for ADA compliance and pursuit of state and federal tax credits to support construction.

City staff and consultants presented concept plans to convert the former White Rock Elementary School into a community hub focused on childcare, education, food and entrepreneurship.

The council was reminded that city council appropriated $3.5 million for the project in January 2024 and that the 1912 building is roughly 14,000 square feet. Project leads said they will seek historic and low‑income tax credits and expect the tax‑credit process to drive the project…

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