The long and winding road to the decision on the renovation of Ligon Magnet Middle School Building came to a bitter end for many Ligon alumni and community leaders on Tuesday, March 3rd, as the Wake County School Board voted to rebuild the school on the athletic field of the property. The decision came after a Tuesday afternoon work session, where board members heavily debated what to do to improve the school for the long-term and did not agree yet on a solution before the board’s regular meeting and vote later that night.
Board Member Lynn Edmonds said she was still full of new questions and concerns, and suggested a special meeting for board members to think about what they had heard. Edmonds said, “I felt like we didn’t have this discussion until today. Board chairman, Tyler Swanson, said he had already looked at the calendar and didn’t think there was any available room for any further discussion, and he urged a vote for Tuesday night.
The board voted that Tuesday night after an hour and a half discussion. Board member Toshiba Rice commented, “When I constantly hear about the options, when we talk, it basically is set in stone”, which obviously was the case as Wake County Public School Superintendent, Robert Taylor, has all along supported Option 3, which was to rebuild the school on the ballfield…