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County Officers On Board With Molino Community Center Project
February 10, 2010
Three of Escambia County’s constitutional officers are interested in locating offices in a community center planned for the Old Molino School.
That’s the word from District 5 Escambia County Commissioner Kevin White who met Tuesday with Escambia County Tax Collector Janet Holley, Supervisor of Elections David Stafford and a representative of Property Appraiser Chris Jones.
“They were all very receptive of the idea of locating offices in the building,” White said.
For Holley a county center in the renovated Molino School might come at the perfect time — the tax collector’s lease at her current Cantonment offices expires in 2012.
“We are open to exploring the option,” she said. “We will approach it with an open mind. It’s definitely something we would consider, especially since the growth is in that direction.”
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.
Plans call for the old Molino school to become a community hub, possibly including 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 above: The old Molino School now sits empty, closed in 2003. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
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4 Responses to “County Officers On Board With Molino Community Center Project”
the only good thing i see about it, is it would bring in a few jobs out here. other than that i see it as a waste. now i could see a nursing home, or maybe a college type school! ?????
BTW, Why did taxpayers have to BUY THE BUILDING TWICE? (1938 & 2009).
There is a much better building, already paid for and empty in Century – The Billy Ward Courthouse North. Funny the Tax Assessor can find money to staff a Molino office but not for Century. ???? What’s up?
All thats fine and great. I would hate to see the building just rot and fall down. I hope that in those renovations that they make the building more enery efficient. Utilities in these old buildings can be very high.