Modular units recently removed from Peace Corps School are being stored at Lionel Richards Ball Park in Smith Bay. Education Commissioner Ruby Simmonds said the units will remain there until an efficient means of distribution is decided upon.
According to Simmonds several agencies, organizations and individuals have shown interest in purchasing the units.
Modular units from Bertha C. Boschulte Junior High and Lockheart Elementary School were also being been stored at the ballpark.. Earlier in July Sen. George Goodwin expressed concern about the park being used for storage of the units because of a duel flooding problem — an underground spring and poor drainage — that could damage the units.
Goodwin also questioned the reasoning behind storing the units in a ballpark in the summertime when children were out of school and wanting to use the park.
Simmonds said the removal of the modular units is an important milestone in the construction of Peace Corps School. Aside from pending construction on the library, administration building, and one classroom returning students will no longer be in the modular units, she said.
"This (removal) marks the final stages in the school's construction, " she said.
The public will be informed when a decision has been made about the distribution of the units. For more information call 774-0100 ext.3136.
