Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
H-M-S school board sells former elementary building for $100
H-M-S Board Member Ryan Haack discusses his decision to vote against the sale of the former elementary building. The board voted 4-1 to proceed with the transaction to Hestia Investments for $100.
Lettering on stone insets at either end of the south front will still read "Hartley Public School," but the longtime landmark on First Street Southeast is about to be "reinvented."
The sale of the former Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn TK-4 building was authorized by the school board following a public hearing on Dec. 1. A bid of $100 was submitted by Michael Reese on behalf of Hestia Investments.
After submitting the lone bid for the building, Reese summarized information from the presentation he made to the board last month. Interest in obtaining the building came after the district had earlier annou...
