Could old school be used for housing?

Carroll County:

“An idea to turn the old classrooms at the former Woodlawn school into housing has been added to the list of what Carroll County supervisors could do with 100-plus-year-old facility. The future use of the building hasn’t been clear since it reverted to Carroll’s ownership recently and ended its long run as an educational institution.

Citizens have expressed an interest in using Woodlawn as a youth center, a place for community functions and school athletics. While county officials have noted there will be a cost to continue operating the facility, Supervisor Tom Littrell reported at the April 14 board meeting that he’s seen successful examples of old school buildings being remodeled into affordable housing by a private agency.

Littrell recalled visiting with officials from Community Housing Partners in Christiansburg, along with Supervisor Sam Dickson and County Administrator Gary Larrowe. That’s where the county officials learned of the possibility of getting a housing developer involved.”

~Writes Christopher Brooke of the Galax Gazette

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