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Board approves purchase of 4118 Charlestown Road for Prosser campus work and OKs CenterPoint easement
Summary
The board approved buying 4118 Charlestown Road to expand Prosser campus access and parking, and unanimously approved an easement with CenterPoint Energy; administration said the purchases and easement will support vocational training and site improvements.
The New Albany-Floyd County Schools board voted 6-1 to approve a purchase agreement for property at 4118 Charlestown Road in New Albany, which administration said will help open the Prosser entrance, create additional parking and tie adjacent parcels into a larger campus plan.
Facilities staff described the property as a storefront lot adjacent to Charlestown Road and said the purchase will be funded from Prosser program cash balances. Administration said the district plans to demolish existing structures, salvage usable materials where possible and use parts of the work as hands-on training and labs for construction, plumbing and criminal justice programs. The administration noted community partners had offered donations of dumpsters and material-handling resources and said New Albany Fire Department is interested in participating in training in the demolished structures.
One board member questioned the purchase price and lot size, noting it is a significant expenditure for a small parcel. The motion passed 6-1.
On a separate item the board unanimously (7-0) approved an easement agreement with CenterPoint Energy that will allow the utility to add a second high-pressure gas line near the back of the Prosser property. Facilities staff said CenterPoint initially offered a lower valuation and returned with an assessed payment of about $90,000; staff said the easement would not interfere with planned phases of Prosser construction and that CenterPoint agreed to mitigation and restoration of disturbed green space.
Board members raised tree preservation and mitigation; administration said CenterPoint will restore grading and grass and that major tree replanting is unlikely because of safety near a buried line. Administration said the easement could benefit both parties by providing improved access behind the new storage facility and by giving some extra land the district may use for low-impact training exercises.
