When the old Parkland School in Pierce County was threatened with demolition last year, community members swung into action and managed to convince the owner to sell it to them instead.
with demolition last year, community members swung into action and managed to convince the owner to sell it to them instead. While they still have a lot of money to raise to officially make the purchase, the group is celebrating Parkland School’s 115th birthday this weekend and looking ahead to the future of the community landmark.
Why do Parkland people care so much about this old building, which hasn’t served as a school for decades?Edlund’s answer to that question is like that old real estate cliché: “Location, location, location!” – but with one more priceless element: “Community, community, community!” To the Parkland group’s credit and to PLU’s as well, the parties involved moved past the demolition battle and reached a truce. Then, PLU agreed to split off the school building from the larger parcel of land. They’ll still sell most of the real estate to a developer for apartments, but they’ll sell the school to the Parkland Community Association for about $3 million.
“We’ve also engaged our local lawmakers, both at the county level . . . and the state level . . . to build support for this in the state capital budget,” Edlund continued.
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