Future of Table Rock Location Explored
04/14/2016

(KLZA)--One decision leads to another.

In March, the Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer School Board voted unanimously to close the school districts Table Rock site that houses about 110 students in grades 5 – 8. Since that time, Superintendent Sherri Edmundson says a wide variety of questions have come up requiring more decisions to be made.

“The principals have both been really good and even the board when talking about parking lot and bus facilities” Edmundson said. “It’s the board members you have those connections and who know a little bit more about land layout and stuff like that.”

The first-year Superintendent said that Table Rock community members have met to discuss the future of the building. They would like to see the building used and not be allowed to get rundown and an eyesore.

The HTRS Board took no action regarding the future of the school building in Table Rock during their April meeting.

“There was no action we talked about different options for moving and selling but nothing was decided,” Edmundson said.

MSC News asked Edmundson how the district will determine a sale price for the building. “I called all of the districts around us that have closed, as far back as Elk Creek to see what everybody had done with the buildings as they had closed them,” she said.

Edmundson said Elk Creed received $1 for their building. The same was true for Summerfield, Kansas. 

But, Burns Kansas went for $200,000.

Edmundson said the fair market value on the day someone wants to buy it.

Concerns have been raised in the past month that event with the new addition at the Humboldt School site, if there would be enough room to accommodate the additional students that have attended classes in Table Rock. 

“I presented a map with all the classrooms with everybody’s name on them to ensure that everybody has room,” Edmundson said.

The former music room at the Humboldt site will be turned into four special education classrooms.

It was also noted during the meeting that the roof over the varsity gymnasium in Humboldt needs to be repaired.  Bids for the work will be sought.  


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