(Cleveland)- The White County Board of Education has approved the purchase of almost 15 acres of land adjacent to the White County High School north of Cleveland.
During Thursday night’s board meeting, Superintendent Dr. Laurie Burkett announced that they have been talking about a performing arts center for the school, but didn’t have anywhere to put it. Burkette said they talked with property owners surrounding the school and this piece of property fit all their needs. She said “we contacted the individual that owned the property and started to work through the process. All that property is usable to us, it’s a perfect piece so we’re super excited,”
The cost of the 14.91 acres, which is located on the north side of the school, is $262,000 and the school system will use funds from the sale of property they owned on Duncan Bridge Road to pay for it.
Dr. Burkett joined board vice-chair Charlie Thomas praising the fact the previous board made the decision in 2017, when the Duncan Bridge property was sold, to set the money aside for something like this.
Thomas said, “this is a terrific purchase, just what we need.”
The closing date on the property has not been set Burkett said she hopes it will be in the next month.
By: Dean Dyer/WRWH News
