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Article: Old School, New Life
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- The State Journal
- Article date:
- April 25, 2008
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When West Virginia's 55 boards of education turned in their 10-year Comprehensive Educational Facility Plans to the West Virginia School Building Authority in 2000, they listed a total of 1,502,138 square feet as abandoned properties.
That comes out to a little more than 26 football fields standing abandoned across the Mountain State.
Each BOE is responsible for its own proper-ties, but not all have handled those properties the same way.
Spotting a Problem
Each community has its own "old" or "former" school, but the state's cumulative count can be staggering.
"It is an increasing problem statewide," said SBA Executive Director Mark Manchin. "Walt Helmick brought it to my attention, and we ...