Quote Originally Posted by Detroitnerd View Post
Royal Oak is selling off its school properties. Why not Detroit?

Heck, it costs money to demo them. But you could make money by selling them. Nobody's using them.

Or maybe it's better to only sell "assets" people want to use, such as parks.
Unless DPS plans to become an even smaller district in the future, the idea to demolish unsafe/ unusable closed buildings makes more sense.Alot of the DPS school buildings are near 100 years old. Historical, perhaps. Comfortable learning envoirment- uh no. Lealy roofs, pipes, boilers, radiators. Lots of glass for sunlight, but no insulation to keep heat in and no central A/C. Wiring designed only for light bulbs, etc.

Yet when the school age population increases again, how would DPS find land to build new schools if they have already sold off their land/properties big enough for schools? During baby boom years there was no need for the yellow school busses. All the elementary schools were in walking distance. City transit [[DSR) was accessible for Jr High and HS if need be. And the elementary schools were the cornerstone of the neighborhood. All sorts of meetings and events there for the neighborhood.

Odd that the old Cass Tech is top of the list.It's not as if the building is in a secluded area, subject to more 'vandalism'.