Board hears resolution to convey former F.R. Daniels Elementary School to New Bern housing authority
Summary
The Craven County Board of Education reviewed a resolution to sell the surplus F.R. Daniels Elementary School property (about 2.4 acres) to the Housing Authority of the City of New Bern for $385,000; a motion to adopt was made and seconded, and no vote tally appears in the transcript.
The Craven County Board of Education was presented with a resolution to convey the former F.R. Daniels Elementary School property to the Housing Authority of the City of New Bern for $385,000. Unidentified staff read a draft resolution into the record that cited state statutes and an appraisal report setting the fair‑market value at $385,000 and described the parcel as roughly 2.4 acres recorded in deed book 627, page 495.
The resolution text, read aloud by a staff presenter, states the board previously declared the property surplus and offered it first to the Craven County Board of Commissioners; the transcript records that the commissioners declined to purchase the property. The reading cites an appraisal by Marshburn Appraisal Group (report date 10/23/2024) and notes the housing authority as a governmental unit authorized to purchase real property. The draft resolution sets cash closing within 90 days and specifies a potential effective date of December 18, 2025.
When the chair opened the floor for action, a motion to adopt the resolution was made and a second was recorded. The transcript records speakers saying the motion was moved and seconded (attributed generally as “Miss Davis”), but it does not include a roll‑call or a vote tally in the recorded text. The resolution language and the mover/second are part of the meeting record as read; the transcript does not record any formal vote outcome.
Key details provided in the meeting record include the appraisal value ($385,000), the approximate acreage (about 2.4 acres), deed book citation (deed book 627, page 495), and the 90‑day closing timeline. The board’s action on the resolution — whether it ultimately adopted the conveyance — is not captured in the transcript supplied here.
Next steps: the resolution text indicates closing within 90 days if the conveyance is completed; the meeting adjourned without a recorded vote or additional procedural steps in the supplied transcript.
