WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – The school district just spent $8 million on a renovation project for the century-old school. Administrators today discussed the future of the high school and what the plans will look like.
Multiple options were presented to the board earlier this summer about whether to tear down the school and build a new one or to build additions to the existing structure.
“One of the things the county commissioners and the board asked was what would it cost to create a whole new building in a new space? Just more of a cost comparison thing. The problem with that is that land is at a premium, and to have that much space would require a huge logistical problem of its own,” said County Superintendent, Dr. Chris Barnes…