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Wake County board splits over Ligon magnet project: legacy and location vs. cost, swing‑space and disruption
Summary
Board members debated three options for the JW Ligon project—renovate with on-site mobile campus, phased rebuild, or build new on ball fields—clashing over historical legacy, feasibility of swing space and an estimated $25–45 million cost difference between options. No final decision was recorded in the work session.
District staff presented three options to address the aging Ligon campus and its magnet program: renovate the existing building with an on‑site temporary mobile campus (Option 1), rebuild in phases on the existing site with a temporary campus (Option 2), or build a new facility on the ball fields and later demolish the old building (Option 3).
"These project options…Option 1 was to renovate the existing building…Option 2 would be to rebuild on the existing location…and Option 3 was to build a new facility on the ball fields," a…
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