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Molino Community Center, Library Near Top Of County Wish List
March 12, 2009
One of the 22 projects listed on Escambia County’s “Priority Project List” could finally provide the funds for a new Molino Community Center
The renovation project at the old Molino Elementary School would create multi-use communtiy center that would include a library.
The old Molino school project is ranked at number six on Escambia County’s 22 stimulus wish list projects, with the county hoping for $5 million in funding for the Highway 95A project.
The project would renovate the old school into a multiuse/multipurpose community center and branch library for the Molino area.
The county says the facility used for disaster response and recovery, agribusiness, health services, a library, education, economic development, transportation and recreation.
It would include a community center, possible educational partnerships with the Escambia County School District’s vocational programs, possible community college uses, a full use branch library, agricultural services, a visitor’s information center or chamber of commerce satellite location and more.
The library portion of the project is currently ranked number three in the state for a half million dollars in funding from the state. The grant, if awarded, would require the county to use the facility as a library in Molino for a minimum of 20 years.
The school closed in 2003 when the new Molino Park Elementary School consolidated Molino Elementary and Barrineau Park Elementary. The school, which sits on nine acres along County Road 95A just south of Molino Road, first opened in 1939.
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3 Responses to “Molino Community Center, Library Near Top Of County Wish List”
They need to evict the cop that lives at the old Molino School as he has the place looking like a garbage dump with all of his crap scattered about!
Yes. And, we need to quit destroying old buildings and building new ones in their place. WHY do we do that? They just don’t build them like these old gems anymore. It would cost less to just do any needed repairs. These old buildings, like the Molino, Barrineau Park and Enon schools are, most likely, NOT built with brick veneer, but with real bricks. They all still look good also. If there is a hurricane, I’d choose these to be a shelter, way before any new, modern one. I believe they are much more sturdy.
As for a library, I bet there are many who would help out and donate books for that.
its good to see that the old molino will be used, i went there up until the 4th grade, and it is a great building that can offer a lot to the community.