BOE Votes to Purchase Property Next to Terrill Middle School
The board voted at the Feb. 21 meeting to purchase a nearly one acre piece property adjacent to Terrill Middle School.
A last minute addition to the business agenda at the Feb. 21 Board of Education meeting was the purchase of a piece of property directly next to Terrill Middle School for $223,000, which was passed by the board with one no vote. The piece of land in question is directly to the right of Terrill Middle School where you would say the entrance is, Board President Trip Whitehouse said. Currently there is a house on the nearly one acre property, which will have to be removed, according to Business Administrator Deborah Saridaki. Whitehouse added that the contract to purchase the property is dependent on it adhering to all environmental standards. Initially, Whitehouse said he was not in support of the purchase of the land and did not think …
Michael Lewis
10:09 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
Having attended this meeting, the rationale behind the acquisition made a certain amount of sense although I am taking the cost portion on faith. In real estate location is everything, and the lot is strategically situated. Short-term, the acquisition allows the Board to address a real safety issue. Longer-term, the acquisition also purchases a certain amount of time and planning flexibility. It … more ›