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Show r- 1 1 , , v . - -. SCHOOL FOR SALE Bv TOM BUSSELBERG i j 70ODS CROSS For I':: elementary school build-i build-i landscaped, parking area, "k torn do n or used as is, t to commercial property, freeway access. aE SCHOOL is Woods -ss and it'll be aailable in 1,1984. i the meantime, adminis-ir)rs adminis-ir)rs are hoping proceeds l a sale could be used to-i to-i d building a new facility down the road on about i l acres already in district ! BAT WOULD allow for 'stmction while students !i re still in school and ildn't mean any undue shuffling during the regular school year. A major firm-with national or at least regional pull-w ill be retained, the board of education educa-tion has decided. And if a suitable suit-able buyer can't be found, remodeling re-modeling w ill be undertaken as had originally been discussed. "WE'VE BEEN studying the needs and because of its size and the acreage there needs to be an increase in capacity," Supt Lawrence Welling explains. Noting the school's been built in three phases over the years, he emphasized that while the school is sound, physically, it might be preferrable to build a whole new school than remodel. re-model. The seven acre site and building are located at 2385 S. Anyone need a school with some acreage that's close to the freeway and other commercial properties? Woods Cross Elementary is just such a school. If the district can't recoup enough money to build a new school on a nearby site, it'll continue as a school with some improvements. im-provements. In any case, students won't be adversely affected-no matter what happens, school officials indicate. 800 W'., w hile the district owns another site that's about an acre larger between llth and 13th South and east of 5th West. The land is currently being used as a park-like facility facil-ity with cooperation by Woods Cross City. "RATHER THAN spend about ab-out the same amount of money and end up with a remodeled structure," Dr. Welling said, it was felt a new facility might be feasible, especially considering consider-ing "rather serious limitations" limita-tions" in the kitchen and heating heat-ing plant. When asked by a patron if that decision meant postponing postpon-ing proposed improvements at the school similar to those under way or planned at Cen-terville, Cen-terville, Syracuse, Clinton and Kaysville elementaries, the superintendent emphasized the timetable wouldn't be jarred jar-red if the building isn't sold. He emphasized the sales tactic hasn't been tried before with a school such as Kaysville because be-cause its location probably wouldn't be conducive for commercial development. WOODS CROSS is a stone's throw from the Woods Cross-North Cross-North Salt Lake freeway interchange, inter-change, is adjoined by a restaurant res-taurant and surrounded by commercial development. Kaysville, on the other hand, while only two blocks from downtown, is in a residential area. Board Pres. Sheryl Allen indicated in-dicated the current site is close to oil storage tanks and industrial indust-rial complexes-potential hazards for students. At the same time, such proximity makes the land more valuable commercially, she stressed. "WE HAVEN'T been through this process before," Asst. Supt. John S. White reminded re-minded the board, indicating six months will be allowed for ..advertising the property. While three other schools have been vacated within the last several years, none has been sold to a commercial venture, ven-ture, such as has been down with some in Salt Lake City District, for example. Pioneer School in Clearfield was converted con-verted for use by the Pioneer Adult Rehabilitation Cneter, Stoker is being rented by the University of Utah in Bountiful Bounti-ful and Hilltop is utilized for special programs. |
