Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Board of Commissioners - District 5
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): District 5
An Item to Allocate $18,430 of District 5 Reserve For Appropriation and $41,570 of the District 5 Reserve For Appropriation (Operating Account) to a CIP Account to support the Bruce Street School Revitalization Project
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Information Contact: Mereda Davis Johnson
Phone Number: 404-371-2159
PURPOSE:
Built through a grassroots community effort, the Bruce Street School was the first African-American public school in DeKalb County. While the stone school was built in the late 1930s, the Bruce Street School’s history of community-led education efforts goes back to the 1880s. The ruins that remain stand as a legacy to African-American education in DeKalb County and the power of community. Today, the remains of the historic school sit adjacent to the location of the future East DeKalb Senior Center. This creates an exciting opportunity to not only preserve the ruins but also create a place for community to gather and to tell this important story.
NEED/IMPACT:
The funding in this agenda item will help to support the continuation of the Bruce Street Revitalization Project to restore the Historic Bruce Street School
FISCAL IMPACT:
$41,570 - District 5 Reserve for Appropriation (Operating Account)
$18,430 - District 5 Reserve for Appropriation
Total Allocation -- $60,000 to CIP Account for Bruce Street Revitalization Project
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
To approve the resolution and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute all necessary documents...