County, Meeker, Stories

Seeking Justice: County makes its pitch for justice center at elementary school site

RBC — With construction under way on the new elementary school, the future of the existing school site continues to generate discussion.
phrbcjusticecenterrenderingOwnership of the site reverts to the town of Meeker once the RE-1 school district’s lease ends. That “inheritance” leaves the town in a quandary: What to do with a leaky, asbestos-ridden, 70-year-old building on prime downtown real estate?
Several groups have approached the town with suggestions, including using it as a home…