Duluth School Board approves sale of Central High School for $7.4 million
Saturday Properties is purchasing Central High School, at 800 Central Entrance, to build mixed housing. Project manager Mark Laverty said final plans for the space are still being developed. 11:15 am, Jul. 14, 2021 ×
Central High School, located at 800 Central Entrance, has finally been sold, 10 years after the school closed for good. The high school building will be demolished for $2 million by the district. The secondary technical center, shown left of the track, will remain with the hope of reusing it. (Steve Kuchera / 2021 file / News Tribune)
Ten years after the last class graduated from the school, the Duluth School Board on Tuesday night approved selling Central High School, at 800 Central Entrance, to Saturday Properties for $7.4 million.
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Sally Trnka has announced that she will not seek re-election to the Duluth School Board. Trnka holds one of two at-large seats that are up for election in November.
Minnesota School Board Association gives new guidance on meeting attendance
The commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Administration said the St. Louis County School Board didn t comply with open-meeting laws when a quorum held in-person meetings while the public was limited to remote attendance. 7:00 pm, Apr. 26, 2021 ×
The Minnesota School Board Association has changed its guidance on how school boards should conduct meetings during a pandemic due to an advisory opinion by the Department of Administration that was released last week.
The advisory opinion request, submitted by Marshall Helmberger, publisher of The Timberjay newspaper, claims the St. Louis County School Board violated open meeting laws Sept. 22, Nov. 24, Jan. 5 and Jan. 26 by having an in-person quorum but not allowing the public to attend in person.