Two buildings owned by the Galesburg School District will be torn down over the summer. The Board of Education this month agreed to demolish the Technology Learning Center. It earlier approved the demolition of Silas Elementary, which is next door to the TLC.
The elementary school will be replaced by a new Silas Elementary. The site of the current building will be turned into a playground for the new school.
As for the TLC, Assistant Superintendent Jennifer Hamm said tearing it down was cheapest option for the district, with the cost coming in at around $500,000.
"The building was estimated to need repairs in the neighborhood of $2.7 million. We also looked at an option of demolishing a portion of that building and leaving the server room where it is in the tech facility. That came in at $1.3 million," Hamm said.
Hamm said hardware from the TLC will be moved into new Silas Elementary. She said asbestos abatement for that building still needs to be done, with bidding for the project expected next month.
"If old Silas was $94,000, I would say the TLC will be well under that," Hamm said of the potential cost of the work.
Hamm said the district will look to package that with asbestos removal at the high school building over the summer.
