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MECCA -- After holding an auction of items inside the former Greene Elementary School building earlier this week, the Maplewood Board of Education on Wednesday approved Pro Quality Land Development of Campbell at $154,000 to demolish the school starting May 1.
Superintendent Perry Nicholas said demolition work will be completed on the two-story structure in a few weeks. He said this will be the final action needed by the school district for the building.
The auction conducted by Darryl McGuire Auctioneers of Windham on Monday raised $5,000 for the district with drinking fountains, doors, bathroom stalls, air conditioning units and stair handrails auctioned. A previous auction of items such as desks and chairs raised $25,000.
Nicholas said the oldest section of the school was constructed in the 1920s and the newest section in 2001. He said the building was in good condition, but with declining student enrollment, officials decided to close the building in 2017 and now have an elementary school in Johnston and a high school in Mecca.
Officials previously said the district would see a $338,204 savings annually by closing the school, with $150,000 saved in non-teaching staff, $168,000 saved in utilities and $20,000 in other costs. The district also would pay off a bond issue on the building.
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