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BALDWIN EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY
During a recent Baldwin County Board of Education meeting, Silverhill mayor Jared Lyles objected to the proposed design of the new Early Learning Academy to be built where the old elementary school once stood in downtown Silverhill (15800 4th Avenue.).
Lyles said he supports the new school there, but not its proposed design: "The soul of a town is not only in its people ... but also in its buildings ... one was the old elementary school building ... our community mourns its loss ... but the building chosen in its place betrays our town and who we are as a people ... (it is) modern, flashy, trendy ... cheapens who we are ... asking you not to approve the current design ... but change the facade to honor Silverhill ... and the people who live there."
Superintendent Tyler said the state chooses designs for all school buildings, with controlling costs in mind; but agreed to sit down with Lyles to see if some appropriate changes could be made.
The school's proposed design has not been made available to the public. The former school's gymnasium was the only part saved from demolition, to be used again.
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| Old Silverhill elementary school. |
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