Catholic board declares three sites surplus
Sep 09, 2008 - 10:25 AM
DURHAM -- Three Oshawa schools are for sale.
Canadian Martyrs, Father Francis Mahoney, and St. Michael Catholic schools were declared surplus at the Durham Catholic District School Board's Sept. 8 meeting.
The board will now follow the legislative process for property dispositions and its associated time frames, said Paul Pulla, director of education, during an interview following the meeting.
The schools were among five closed due to declining enrolment in Oshawa this year. St. Gregory and Holy Cross were also shut down, but St. Gregory is not owned by the board, while the board may still have use for the Holy Cross site, Mr. Pulla said.
With the three declared surplus, the board can now offer them for sale or lease to school boards, colleges and universities, the municipality and other groups at fair market value. If it hasn't received an offer within three months, it can put them on the open market, following a tender process for a real estate company.
St. Joseph's former site on Simcoe Street was the last school property sold by the Catholic board, for about $2 million, Mr. Pulla said in a previous interview.
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