BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Baltimore City Public Schools is spending millions of dollars to renovate a school building that will be used for only three years before it is torn down, a decision some describe as a waste of taxpayer dollars.
The renovations at the University of Baltimore are intended to accommodate Baltimore City College high schoolers while their own campus undergoes major upgrades. But the UB Academic Center renovations won’t be useful after City Schools’ three-year lease ends in 2028, because the building is set to be demolished soon afterward.
Baltimore City Council Member James Torrence suggests that City Schools could have tried to extend its lease, allowing other high schools to cycle through UB during their facility upgrades…