Steps Taken To Save Silver Lake Elementary
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Daniel [email protected]
Three members, Delores Hearn, Chuck Sauders and Deb Wiggins, were absent from the meeting but the four members present were enough to make up a quorum.
The board was able to settle a signed contract with Ransbottom Trucking and Excavating.
Ransbottom released the school corporation from a contract for $63,992 to demolish the school which was closed at the end of the 2003-2004 school year.
The board agreed to pay Ransbottom $10,000 to gain release from the contract.
The board also agreed to transfer the land deed to Winona Arts, Restoration and Preservation, a non-profit corporation.
In turn, Winona Arts, Restoration and Preservation will then transfer ownership to Silver Lake Partners Inc., a for-profit limited liability company.
By law, the school corporation wasn't allowed to transfer the deed to a for-profit company.
The Silver Lake Town Council and Lake Township Board both signed a joint resolution supporting the transfer of the building.
"There's a chance that the school is going to be saved," said Linda Russell who spoke at the meeting. "For working so hard and so long, and especially to Mr. (Gene) England, who is my representative ... thank you."
England noted that it was good to finally get the building transferred because of repairs that need to be made to it.
School board President Ron Yeiter acknowledged Russell's thank you but noted there was still work to be done.
"We still have a way to go with getting Claypool open," said Yeiter. "The southern part of our community has been, not necessarily slighted, but overlooked, not to be critical."[[In-content Ad]]
Three members, Delores Hearn, Chuck Sauders and Deb Wiggins, were absent from the meeting but the four members present were enough to make up a quorum.
The board was able to settle a signed contract with Ransbottom Trucking and Excavating.
Ransbottom released the school corporation from a contract for $63,992 to demolish the school which was closed at the end of the 2003-2004 school year.
The board agreed to pay Ransbottom $10,000 to gain release from the contract.
The board also agreed to transfer the land deed to Winona Arts, Restoration and Preservation, a non-profit corporation.
In turn, Winona Arts, Restoration and Preservation will then transfer ownership to Silver Lake Partners Inc., a for-profit limited liability company.
By law, the school corporation wasn't allowed to transfer the deed to a for-profit company.
The Silver Lake Town Council and Lake Township Board both signed a joint resolution supporting the transfer of the building.
"There's a chance that the school is going to be saved," said Linda Russell who spoke at the meeting. "For working so hard and so long, and especially to Mr. (Gene) England, who is my representative ... thank you."
England noted that it was good to finally get the building transferred because of repairs that need to be made to it.
School board President Ron Yeiter acknowledged Russell's thank you but noted there was still work to be done.
"We still have a way to go with getting Claypool open," said Yeiter. "The southern part of our community has been, not necessarily slighted, but overlooked, not to be critical."[[In-content Ad]]
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