There's been an increasing amount of chatter about the possibility of Fernbank Elementary School using Medlock Elementary as a temporary home during construction.
Will Fernbank Elementary School use the recently shuttered Medlock Elementary School as a temporary home if Fernbank is rebuilt? The DeKalb County Board of Education passed a resolution in early June supporting a $475 million SPLOST IV program (which stands for "special local option sales tax"). Included in the program is the replacement of Fernbank Elementary, a $21 million project. The construction, which could begin as early as 2013 or 2014, would require the school's students to relocate temporarily. Since the board's vote, community chatter has included the possibility of moving those students to Medlock Elementary, an important part of the Medlock community, which has been searching for a tenant since it closed earlier this summer. …
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If voters approve the $475 million package the board of education passed Monday night, North Druid Hills could see new schools and renovations.
If DeKalb County voters in November approve a $475 million package of school construction and renovations across the county, the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area could see a host of new projects and renovations. The DeKalb County Board of Education passed a resolution Monday night, calling for a referendum on the sales tax program–known as SPLOST IV–to be presented to voters in Decatur and DeKalb and Fulton counties. The plan is part of a massive, ongoing reorganization of the DeKalb County School System that seeks to phase out smaller, community-oriented schools. In our community, residents could see the following projects: Some of those projects have been given qualifiers, however. The phasing and extent of renovations of Briar Vista …
prettyflower
4:24 pm on Friday, August 5, 2011
On one hand I would be glad the school would have an active tenant. On the other hand, what a slap in the face to those of us who live in the neighborhood and will be sending our kids OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD to attend school. more ›