The area will be off-limits to everyone.
Demolition is set to begin Monday for Baker Elementary School and Highland Middle School, according to an email from Huron Valley Schools. Fences will be erected around the properties and it is expected that heavy equipment will be on site beginning the week of April 8. According to the school district email, the demolition area is off-limits due to the fact that conditions will be unsafe for anyone other than those trained for this type of work. "We are asking for cooperation from our neighbors and others to ensure that only those with permission are on site," the email states. Due to declining enrollment and diminished state aid, the two schools were closed in 2011. The Board of Education then decided in December 2012 to demolish the …
The Huron Valley Schools Board of Education approved bids Wednesday, but also opened up discussions for alternative uses for the buildings. Any interested party has until Jan. 15 to make an offer for the buildings.
The Huron Valley Schools Board of Education approved bids for the demolition of both Highland Middle School and Baker Elementary Wednesday night, but also made a motion that would allow groups other than just Highland Township and the Village of Milford to make an offer to purchase or use the buildings. Board president Sean Carlson said that at the end of the day the board needed to protect the district from potentially harmful legislation that would force the district to put the buildings on a state list and give up local control of what happens to the buildings. While the legislation is stalled in committees - there is a real fear that something similar to the Right-to-Work situation could happen and the bills could be passed in a day …
Greg Soraruf
10:24 am on Monday, April 8, 2013
Yes it is sad to see that the school could not be reused for adaptive reuse project, but I'm grateful that its not going to be a charter school. As for the dust and demolition- the dust should be controlled by the contractor "most likely with water sprayed continuously during demolition activities". This will elevate dust from moving and accumulating. There should be a third party certified air … more ›