DANVILLE — Danville Supt. Jason Snively made his point crystal clear at the July 15 board of education meeting: Action needs to be taken on the former administrative Danville Intermediate Building.
Sooner rather than later.
The former intermediate building is expected to be demolished, with an unknown timeline looming. The administrative team is expected to move to 203 S. Richard St.
Snively received a demolition and parking addition estimate from a consulting firm Energy Optimizers, finding it would cost roughly $773,680 for the demolition and $650,620 for the parking facility.
“[The cost] is about double what it was three to four years ago,” Snively said.
He advised the board to decide on the future of the building soon.
Rather than meeting at their usual 6 p.m. time, the board is scheduled to meet at 5 p.m. on Aug. 19 to have further discussions about the building’s future. Three of the five board members were elected in November 2023, thus bringing new members up to date.
In June 2023, Danville school board voted against leasing the intermediate building to any organization or private entity.
The Danville Heritage Association requested to use the building, eyeing a long-term lease to secure grant funding.
In March, the Heritage Association returned to the board, asking to rent portions of the building for a village museum and library. The board didn’t take action.