This story was updated because an earlier version included inaccurate information about acreage size.
The Cumberland County Board of Education voted 5-3 last month to declare Manchester Elementary and Alger B. Wilkins High School as surplus properties and offer the land and buildings to the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners for $1 each.
Voting in favor were Board Vice Chair Jacquelyn Brown and board members Delores Bell, Jackie Warner, Greg West and Susan Williams. Board members Dr. Mary Hales, Deanna Jones and Dr. Terra Jordan voted in opposition…