Berea School Site, Farr's Bridge Road, Greenville, South Carolina

[mckee16]

Someone please tell me what need these "community centers" are supposed to fill.I only see these "centers" in blighted communities with high unemployment.They are almost always old buildings where redevelopment isn't feasible, so there they sit as derelict unused public buildings, but I'm sure it warms a liberals heart somewhere.

[Carolina Knight]

Why bother saving an old building when there are no concrete plans to reuse it and actual costs to make necessary repairs?

It is cheaper and logical to raze the site and develop it for active uses like retail, dining, and services.

[bikeoid]

Legacy Charter considering new campus in Berea

Some Northwest Greenville County residents have no problem with Legacy Charter School’s desire to expand in the Berea area.

It’s where they want to expand and how that bothers residents interesting in preserving the community’s history.

Legacy has proposed buying the historic Berea school at Farrs Bridgeand Sulphur Springs roads. It would demolish the school buildings to build a middle school.
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[Carolina Knight]

I would not have a problem with the site being used for a charter school.

If proponents desire to save buildings, they need to come forward with a budget to bring them up to code and pay for it themselves.