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Word of progress comes in renovation plans for Flint's Michigan School for the Deaf | abc12.com
There was new word of progress Thursday night in renovation plans for Flint's Michigan School for the Deaf.
They are plans that now include the prayers of Powers Catholic High School as well.
For the first time since word of the plan materialized, Powers officials are now confirming that they hope to move into a renovated School for the Deaf building if financing can come together.
Actual legislative movement involves a plan that calls for restoring the exterior the the historic Fay Hall, upgrading the inside and then demolishing several old buildings and replacing them with new classroom facilities and an improved athletic facility.
But before all that could happen, the state -- which owns the property and governs the School for the Deaf -- needs to approve.
It has passed the Senate, and late Wednesday it went through the House Appropriations Committee.
The House sponsor says the bill details on how much the developer will pay for the property and how much the state will spend to lease it back.
"Lurvey White LLC will purchase it for $1.3 million and then the lease back will be about $2 million a year for 20 years," said State Rep. Lee Gonzales.
Gonzales says the deal provides that the Lurvey-White developers will spend some $30 million to $35 million on renovations.
It's Gonzales' expectation that the bill will make it out of the House and on the governor's desk by the first week of December.
As for the Powers end of the plan, the principal of Powers Catholic High School is now saying formally for the first time that the Catholic school hopes to move to the building.
Principal Tom Furnas says they're now praying hard that this takes place. That they've looked at other options and this is their preferred choice.
As for the stumbling blocks to make that happen, Furnas says right now the developer is waiting to hear from the city on tax credits.
There was new word of progress Thursday night in renovation plans for Flint's Michigan School for the Deaf.
They are plans that now include the prayers of Powers Catholic High School as well.
For the first time since word of the plan materialized, Powers officials are now confirming that they hope to move into a renovated School for the Deaf building if financing can come together.
Actual legislative movement involves a plan that calls for restoring the exterior the the historic Fay Hall, upgrading the inside and then demolishing several old buildings and replacing them with new classroom facilities and an improved athletic facility.
But before all that could happen, the state -- which owns the property and governs the School for the Deaf -- needs to approve.
It has passed the Senate, and late Wednesday it went through the House Appropriations Committee.
The House sponsor says the bill details on how much the developer will pay for the property and how much the state will spend to lease it back.
"Lurvey White LLC will purchase it for $1.3 million and then the lease back will be about $2 million a year for 20 years," said State Rep. Lee Gonzales.
Gonzales says the deal provides that the Lurvey-White developers will spend some $30 million to $35 million on renovations.
It's Gonzales' expectation that the bill will make it out of the House and on the governor's desk by the first week of December.
As for the Powers end of the plan, the principal of Powers Catholic High School is now saying formally for the first time that the Catholic school hopes to move to the building.
Principal Tom Furnas says they're now praying hard that this takes place. That they've looked at other options and this is their preferred choice.
As for the stumbling blocks to make that happen, Furnas says right now the developer is waiting to hear from the city on tax credits.