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Community asks board for clarity on planned demolition of historic Gateway School building

Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 Board of Education · August 20, 2025
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Summary

A resident representing the Gateway Community Club told the Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 board that residents feel ‘‘misled’’ about plans to demolish the historic Gateway School building and asked whether the work was publicly bid, who won any contract and when demolition is scheduled.

Frederick Bolton, representing the Gateway Community Club, used the board’s public-comment period to push the Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 for detailed answers about the planned demolition of the historic Gateway School building.

Bolton said the community that began this inquiry is now constrained after a key representative was diagnosed with leukemia and that he stepped in with that person’s blessing. He told the board he distributed a packet and…

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