PREFACE

Plan of Action for the Preservation and Repurposing

Danville Intermediate School Building - Update - March 1, 2024

The Danville Heritage Association PROPOSES a path for the Preservation and Repurposing of the Danville Intermediate School Building.

Pathway to Success – The Ohio Revised Code (Section 3313.76) allows Ohio school buildings to be made available for educational and recreational personal purposes outside the usual classroom and extracurricular activities of the school (see Note 1 – on Page 2).  This is currently being done with great success in Fredericktown.

Funding for the Project – To date, the DHA has funding commitments totally over $130,000 to Preserve and Repurpose the Danville Intermediate School Building.

No Change in Property Taxes - According to the Knox County Auditor, the use of the Danville Intermediate School Building as a community center as defined and described in the DHA Plan of Action will not cause an increase in the property taxes.

Building is Safe and Stable – Rumors continue to circulate in the community about the condition of the building, even to the extent of it needing to be condemned. These rumors and statements are FALSE.  DHA hired a structural engineer and an architect to thoroughly examine the Danville Intermediate School Building.  Not only has it been deemed safe and structurally stable, but it was also determined that the renovations to bring it into a condition to serve the Danville Library, a museum, senior center, etc., will not be extensive nor vastly expensive. Both the structural engineers report and the architect code review report are contained in the “Plan of Action”.  And indeed, the Danville Schools are still using the building . . .

No Charter School !! – The DHA is NOT promoting, soliciting, or seeking to have a charter school use or occupy the Danville Intermediate School Building.  AND >> If the BOE uses Ohio revised code section 3313.76 to make the property available for community activities (e.g. Library, Sr. Center, Museum, etc.), the school has total control and can prohibit any sort of charter school from moving into or using the building