A pair of former school buildings are now up for sale by the Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB).
The board has listed both the former Western Secondary School building in Amherstburg for sale as well as the former Prince Andrew Public School in LaSalle.
The former closed in 2022 after which students from there were combined with students from General Amherst High School at the new North Star High School. The General Amherst High School building was sold to Valente Developments and the Town of Amherstburg is currently considering a proposal to possibly move town hall to a part of the site.
Western Secondary School, located at 5791 North Town Line at the corner of Concession 6 North, opened in the 1970s and is on a 26.71 hectare site. The single-storey building is 8,863 square metres with the original building being 8,664 square metres. According to a property fact sheet put out by the public school board on its website, there was a 27 square metre addition added in 1994 with an additional 172 square metre addition put on in 1999.
There are no municipal sanitary services provided to the site with wastewater treatment managed on-site through a lagoon system. The lagoon system operates under a certificate of approval through the Ministry of the Environment.
According to the GECDSB website, “there is no asking price. The board will review the offers received and consider what may be the most attractive offer, if any.”
For interested buyers, viewing appointments are available at Western this Friday (Nov. 8) at 9 a.m. or 11 a.m.
Those interested in the former Prince Andrew Public School, located at 1950 Kelly Road in LaSalle, can view it via appointment Thursday, Nov. 7 at 9 a.m. or 11 a.m. That school is a 4,013 square metre building located on a 6.07 hectare site. The original building dates back to 1960 when it was 452 square metres. The property fact sheet adds a 2,082 square metre addition was added in 1970, another 1,007 square metre addition was constructed in 1990 and a 472 addition was put on in 1995.
“Addition #2 is a portapak with concrete foundation, wooden structural framing with aluminum siding and drywall interiors, wooden floor structure, wooden roof trusses covered with plywood and shingles.”
There are two septic systems to handle wastewater at Prince Andrew, one being installed in 1970 and the other serving the second addition and was installed in 1990.
Inquiries pertaining to these properties can be directed to https://forms.publicboard.ca/Properties-for-Sale-Inquiries. For more detailed information about each property, please visit: https://www.publicboard.ca/en/about-gecdsb/properties-for-sale.aspx.
Western Secondary School one of two GECDSB buildings up for sale
By Ron Giofu
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