Thompson district proposes selling Community Connections building for Mary Blair move
A proposed Thompson School District resolution would declare the Community Connections Building surplus and begin the sale process as the district plans to move the program to Mary Blair.
A proposed Thompson School District resolution would declare the Community Connections Building surplus and begin the sale process as the district plans to move the program to Mary Blair.
The Mary Blair facility is to become a Community Family Center and support expanded Exceptional Student Services programming, including Community Connections. All sale proceeds would go toward infrastructure at Mary Blair as capital improvements to the building, a staff member told the board. The money would help move the program and update the vacant building’s IT and security, with student space the priority and students involved in its design, the staff member said. The money “should go back to infrastructure,” a board member said, whether at Mary Blair or toward another project.
A staff member estimated the property’s value at $500,000 to $600,000, citing home prices in the area. An appraisal “is an opinion,” a board member said, urging the district to consider other ways of determining value, including community benefit. The sale would not greatly affect the district’s budget, the staff member said.