The Vernon School District is looking at selling off five surplus schools and properties. The sales would cover West Vernon Elementary, which has a buyer negotiating now, along with Whitevale Elementary in Lumby, both of which closed several years ago. The other properties, N'Kwala Park, Heritage Drive, and Lakeridge Drive are currently being used as parks by the Regional District of North Okanagan. Board chair Bill Turanski says part of the reason is to cover a new school being built. "We're financing the building of Vernon Secondary, that when those properties sell, the funds would go to the Ministry of Education to help pay for the ($38 million budgeted) cost of VSS." Turanski says the District had expected to have to contribute to the cost of the new school. "And since we don't have ready cash, that's one way of doing it." The new VSS on 18th Street will open for classes on January 7th.Thursday, September 27, 2012
School District To Sell Five Sites
Written by Glen Morrison 107.5 KISSFM Thursday, 27 September 2012 15:30
The Vernon School District is looking at selling off five surplus schools and properties. The sales would cover West Vernon Elementary, which has a buyer negotiating now, along with Whitevale Elementary in Lumby, both of which closed several years ago. The other properties, N'Kwala Park, Heritage Drive, and Lakeridge Drive are currently being used as parks by the Regional District of North Okanagan. Board chair Bill Turanski says part of the reason is to cover a new school being built. "We're financing the building of Vernon Secondary, that when those properties sell, the funds would go to the Ministry of Education to help pay for the ($38 million budgeted) cost of VSS." Turanski says the District had expected to have to contribute to the cost of the new school. "And since we don't have ready cash, that's one way of doing it." The new VSS on 18th Street will open for classes on January 7th.
The Vernon School District is looking at selling off five surplus schools and properties. The sales would cover West Vernon Elementary, which has a buyer negotiating now, along with Whitevale Elementary in Lumby, both of which closed several years ago. The other properties, N'Kwala Park, Heritage Drive, and Lakeridge Drive are currently being used as parks by the Regional District of North Okanagan. Board chair Bill Turanski says part of the reason is to cover a new school being built. "We're financing the building of Vernon Secondary, that when those properties sell, the funds would go to the Ministry of Education to help pay for the ($38 million budgeted) cost of VSS." Turanski says the District had expected to have to contribute to the cost of the new school. "And since we don't have ready cash, that's one way of doing it." The new VSS on 18th Street will open for classes on January 7th.
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