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Powhatan supervisors accept Pocahontas Landmark Center transfer amid preservation outcry
Summary
After hours of public testimony urging renovation, the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors voted 5–0 to accept an MOU transferring ownership of the Pocahontas Landmark Center from the school board to the county for potential rehabilitation and reuse.
The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on July 28 to accept a memorandum of understanding that would transfer ownership of the Pocahontas Landmark Center from the Powhatan County Public Schools to the county, setting up a process to explore rehabilitation and reuse of the campus.
Supporters of preserving the campus, which traces to the Powhatan Training School and later Pocahontas High School, packed the public hearing and urged the board to halt demolition plans. Carl Schwendeman, who said he attended middle school in the building, cited a forthcoming state grant opportunity and asked the board to “save the old school” and pursue renovation rather than demolition.
The board had originally appropriated $900,000 in 2014 to demolish portions of…
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