Board members say community wants Central Elementary saved

Marion County School Board members say community members want the former Central Elementary building saved.

What board members said

The members’ statement centers on preserving the former school building. It presents saving Central Elementary as a community preference and places the issue before the Marion County School Board.

The statement does not identify a vote, approval, funding decision or schedule for the building. It also does not describe what use the building would have if it were preserved.

What comes next

Any formal step involving the property would come through the Marion County School Board’s public process. That could include discussion of the building’s future and any proposal brought before the board.

For now, the development is the board members’ account that residents want the former Central Elementary building saved. The issue remains focused on the building and the community’s stated interest in keeping it.