Madison School District weighs selling the district office on Main Street

REXBURG – Madison School District 321 is considering trading its agency and building a caller one.

It is holding a sealed bid for nan territory office, besides known arsenic nan Madison Education Center, astatine 60 West Main Street. If nan ​​Board of Trustees accepts a bid, it will usage nan costs to build a caller building adjacent Madison High School connected territory property.

Every fewer years, nan committee has nan Madison Education Center appraised to see trading nan spot to salary disconnected enslaved debt, arsenic good arsenic build a smaller territory agency that is much power efficient.

“(The schoolhouse district) wants to make judge that they are being wise stewards of payer dollars because this spot was purchased years and years agone pinch taxation dollars,” said Superintendent Randy Lords.

The 2 buildings connected nan spot started retired arsenic nan precocious schoolhouse successful 1953. The spot later transitioned to nan inferior precocious schoolhouse successful 1973 and became nan territory agency successful 2011.

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Currently, nan Madison Education Center houses administration, nan typical acquisition department, nan finance department, quality resources and Madison Cares, which is nan intelligence wellness department. The 2 buildings full astir 95,000 quadrate feet connected astir 5.72 acres of land, including a ample section down nan buildings.

If nan schoolhouse committee chooses to sell, it will judge nan highest bid.

Those willing tin taxable bids successful personification successful a sealed letter cover to Blake Snedaker astatine nan Madison Education Center. The deadline is Sept. 30 astatine 2 p.m.

To schedule an assignment to position nan buildings, telephone (208) 359-3300 aliases email wearemadison@msd321.com.