paulharvey
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What To Do With Retired School Buildings
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buckeyefarmer
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community centers
I have seen them used as county or city public Libraries , night school, county extension offices, and after a few years and some growing pains some were remodeled and used as schools again.
In one case after incorporating they made the old school into city hall and built a new school, which I thought was a good call.
---------J
In one case after incorporating they made the old school into city hall and built a new school, which I thought was a good call.
---------J
Otto Syracuse
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I have seen them used as daycare centers, town government offices, a hotel, elderly housing, private schools......they can be reused in many ways.
SPIKER
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most of the ones in this area are torn down because they didnt keep up with the repairs (even while kids were in them) but one has been turned into a library and new police station/town mayors office.
Heard of some of them turning into community old aged or assisted living complex.
mark
Heard of some of them turning into community old aged or assisted living complex.
mark
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Rent out the kitchen, its probbaly a "approved commercial kitchen" and there are often those who want to make their special recipe jam, etc, etc, etc to sell, but need a commercial kitchen to be able to (legally) sell it.
Aaron Z
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dmccarty
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If the school has a gym that could be used by youth teams.
Our county is building a new Ag Building which is much needed since the old building was too small to hold the people attending classes and meetings. They also need more space for the cooking and food preservation classes that are taught. A school would be perfect for extension office classes needed a kitchen. The kitchen could be rented out to people to can their own food or to run a business.
Certainly it seems like the building would be a good resource for a community center that can support quite a few activities. People always are needing rooms to rent for parties, receptions, etc.
Later,
Dan
Our county is building a new Ag Building which is much needed since the old building was too small to hold the people attending classes and meetings. They also need more space for the cooking and food preservation classes that are taught. A school would be perfect for extension office classes needed a kitchen. The kitchen could be rented out to people to can their own food or to run a business.
Certainly it seems like the building would be a good resource for a community center that can support quite a few activities. People always are needing rooms to rent for parties, receptions, etc.
Later,
Dan
EddieWalker
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I know a guy who bought an old school as a long term investment. He rents it out to people for storage to pay for the upkeep of the building and land, but otherwise, hasn't put much into it. He figures that one day the land it sits on will be worth a lot more then what he paid for it.
Eddie
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2LaneCruzer
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Don't forget the possible liabilities. Old schools, and for that matter, all older buildings have the potential to contain massive amounts of asbestos, which in many cases would cost more to remove and dispose of than the building is worth. Demolition/renovation/salvage operations all have to address this problem. Fortunately, under federal law, the school must have been inspected, any asbestos identified and contained and/or removed. These records should be available to potential renters or buyers. Asbestos can be found in ceiling insulation, water pipes, boilers, in floor tile, etc. Maintenance on asbestos filled buildings can be very expensive.
tcreeley
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A local wireless company rents the old elementary school the town over. 2lane is right about the asbestos issues.
Our district is building a big new elementary school and will shut down 5 existing elementary school buildings in their respective towns. Wasteful, but that is how the sate that approves the plan likes to do business. It will be a loss of community feeling and identification in each of those towns to lose their schools, Bus ride length will increase for many.
Our district is building a big new elementary school and will shut down 5 existing elementary school buildings in their respective towns. Wasteful, but that is how the sate that approves the plan likes to do business. It will be a loss of community feeling and identification in each of those towns to lose their schools, Bus ride length will increase for many.
