Can’t sell old school sites? Give them to the city

A city council committee today advanced a proposal that would transfer four former school sites and a former school to the city. Three of the sites where schools were demolished would become parkland. A fourth, where Chick Elementary had been, ...

Westport High, Middle School presentations postponed

After consultation with neighborhood leaders and the developer teams, Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) has canceled tonight’s Westport High and Middle proposal presentations.  The Kansas City School District Repurposing team say they are ...

Updates on Swinney, Westport High School Repurposing

Progress on the redevelopment of Swinney School as a mixed use development. Photo courtesy Chip Walsh, Swinney Development Partners. The Kansas City Public School Repurposing Office has sent out an update on projects that are currently underway. In ...

School repurposing plans (and Switzer-West history)

Photo Courtesy Kansas City School District Repurposing website. A developer will update the community about its plans for reuse of the Switzer-West School site on Dec. 3. Foutch Brothers, LLC will be hosting a meeting to update the neighborhood ...

New proposal to repurpose Blenheim School

The school district says it has received a proposal/offer for the reuse of Blenheim school site, 2411 E 70th Terrace. It will allow the developer to present its plans to the public and to take questions at a public meeting on June 23. The ...

Vandalism up at closed Kansas City school sites

If you live near Westport High or Junior High or any of the other closed Kansas City schools, the school district is asking for your help. It says over the past several weeks, there has been an increase in break-ins and attempted vandalism at ...