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STAUNTON The Staunton Economic Development Authority voted down a proposal by Staunton City Schools to acquire part of the old Western State Hospital.
The school division’s plan was to refurbish the hospital’s former operations facility off of Frontier Drive and use it in the same capacity for the schools. The EDA, which controls the property as part of the Staunton Crossing development, denied the request in a 5-1 vote.
Staunton City Schools had hoped to move its maintenance shop from Shelburne Middle School and its bus parking lot and transportation office from Staunton Public Works to the Frontier Drive facility once refurbished.
Staunton preschoolers help plant a tree for Arbor Day Preschoolers at Staunton s Dixon Education Center help to plant a tree for Arbor Day 2021. (Source: WVIR) By Tara Todd | April 30, 2021 at 8:56 PM EDT - Updated April 30 at 8:56 PM
STAUNTON, Va. (WVIR) - Staunton’s Arbor Day roots date back to 1889. It was the city’s first major tree planting in Gypsy Hill Park. It’s a legacy that continues still today with a message they are trying to pass on to future generations.
Staunton City Schools and Shenandoah Green together hosted a tree-planting ceremony at Dixon Educational Center Friday.
The Heifitz International Music Institute gave a special performance, Reverend Edward Scott shared a word, and Staunton Schools Superintendent Garett Smith read a story, but the stars of the day’s festivities were Staunton’s youngest learners - its preschoolers.