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County solicits public ideas for brownfields reuse; residents weigh options for vacant school building
Summary
Officials encouraged residents to use the brownfields portal to submit ideas for reusing vacant buildings. Discussion included possible reuse of a former school for gym and housing, with community members urging retention of indoor recreation space.
Officials said the county's brownfields study and public-input portal are live and residents can submit proposals for how empty local buildings should be reused. The chair and other participants emphasized that the study will compile ideas and allow the public to "put a pin" and comment on potential uses, which will then be voted on in the next round.
Community speakers offered ideas for a vacant fourth-grade school building, suggesting continued use of the gymnasium and auditorium for recreation and arts and proposing rehabbing upper floors for housing. One participant urged keeping the gym as indoor community space while noting that converting upper floors to housing would require costly accessibility investments such as an elevator.
