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Local car club offers to remove and refurbish 1890 Central Elementary bell for display
Summary
Terry Steele of the Vernon Street Machines & Classics Association offered to pay to remove and refurbish the 1890 bell from old Central Elementary and suggested placing it at Leo Brittain Field or on a portable wagon to be rung for school spirit.
During public engagement at the Sept. 22 Vernon ISD board meeting, Terry Steele, representing the Vernon Street Machines & Classics Association, proposed that the organization pay to remove and refurbish the school bell from the old Central Elementary building. Steele said the bell dates to 1890 and suggested two options for display: mounting it on a pole at Leo Brittain Field at Lion Stadium or installing it on a portable wagon so it could be rung to promote school spirit.
Steele presented the proposal as a volunteer community effort to preserve a historic district artifact. The board did not take formal action on the proposal during the meeting; the matter was presented as a public engagement item and will require staff follow-up if trustees want to advance removal, refurbishment or placement plans.
No timeline, cost estimate or formal motion to transfer the bell was recorded in the meeting minutes.
