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County Leaders Tour Old Molino School; Explore Future Uses For Building
February 12, 2010
Several top county officials toured the old Molino School Thursday afternoon with District 5 Commissioner Kevin White. The county is in the process of designing renovations for the facility to become a hub for the North Escambia area.
Among those touring the building was Escambia County Tax Collector Janet Holley who is considering moving her north end office to Molino when her lease at her current Cantonment location expires in 2012.
Supervisor of Elections David Stafford and Property Appraiser Chris Jones are also considering locating in the building.
For more photos from Thursday’s tour of the old Molino School, click here.
In May, 2009, commissioners approved the $400,000 purchase of the building from the Escambia County School District. Commissioners have since approved a budget of $2,089,156 from Local Option Sales Tax monies for the renovation project. DAG Architects is being paid $214,580 to design the renovations.
The campus could also house a 5,000 square foot library, a museum highlighting Molino history, a small health clinic, a business incubator, renovation of the cafeteria and one additional building for community events and private party rental along with other uses.
The school campus includes 9.66 acres and four buildings — the largest of which is 16,630 square feet.
First opened in 1939, the Molino School closed in 2003 when the new Molino Park Elementary School consolidated Molino Elementary and Barrineau Park Elementary.
Pictured top: District 5 Escambia County Commissioner Kevin White and Escambia County Tax Collector Janet Holley discuss potential plans for the old Molino School Thursday afternoon. They are standing in the school’s former auditorium. Pictured inset: The front hallway of the old Molino School. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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7 Responses to “County Leaders Tour Old Molino School; Explore Future Uses For Building”
We are delighted to finally be getting our FIRST thing in Molino. No money has been totally spent yet – the money was taken from the County and handed over to the School. Now we are working on a grant to work on the library – if gotten it would pay for it.
However, this Cultural center is for everyone and not just for Molino and it is in the middle of the county. Thanks to everyone who realizes this and wishes this area well.
What part of “budget cuts” and “severe recession” does the County Commission and School District NOT UNDERSTAND?
I am also interested in the subject of jobs. I went to Molino, and my grandma took me up there when I was only weeks old. She was a retired teacher. Please keep us up to date with job openings as well as future plans.
Oh that familiar hallway and auditorium.!…brings back precious memories of the one and only Molino Elementary School. May it always stand as a useful landmark to the honor and memory of the many who passed through its doors, walked its halls- students and faculty.
I beleive that with some thought from our district leader Kevin White could come up with a good use for the new carver school, maybe put him a office in where we could corrospond with him on the issues involving our town whats left of it. We will be monitoring the use oft the building closely.
Its a shame that the distriict paid all our money to build a new carver school and then closed it. don,t make any sense to me.Now will they put it to good use or give it away Nan
This is so neat! It’s good to see these old schools brought back to life.
Will there be any jobs available? If so where do we apply?
Now what are they going to do with the new library and new wing at the old Carver/Century school?
Something needs to be done to put it to use. Day Care, Job Training, Community Clubs. The place is in good condition.