The Monroe Public Schools Board of Education Tuesday night (May 24) voted to demolish the former South Monroe Townsite Elementary School by approving a bid of $111,000 by D&R Demolition of Archbold, Ohio.

The vote was 5-1 in favor of demolition with board member Larry VanWasshenova voting no.  Trustee Ryan Philbeck was excused.

Demolition is set to begin in mid-June and be completed in August.

          The successful bid was one of six received for the project.  Although Monroe Public Schools has not worked with the company before, D&R Demolition does have experience in demolishing former schools. 

          The building has not been used as an elementary school since it was closed in the spring of 2009.  In recent years it has been used for the Monroe County Head Start program which over the summer will move into Arborwood North Elementary.  The building also has housed Monroe Virtual High School which over the summer will move to the Riverside Early Learning Center.

          No decision has been made yet on what to do with the property once the building is down, the debris is removed and the site restoration is complete.Townsite school