Playground equipment donated to city

The Grand Coulee Dam School District board voted to donate playground equipment at Center School to Electric City and will take a look at giving two portable buildings at the high school to a Carlton Complex Fire group at its next meeting.

The district had offered up the playground equipment to other agencies, as required by law, with no takers, and voted to donate the equipment to the city of Electric City, to be used in a proposed park.

Some of the playground equipment at Center School has been relocated to the new school site, and the donation of the remaining equipment satisfies a request from Electric City for the rest of the playground items.

Electric City is currently negotiating with Banks Lake Bible Church for property behind the city’s fire hall for a city park.

The school board Wednesday agreed to donate the equipment to Electric City on condition that the city be responsible for removing it.

The two portable buildings at the high school, long considered an eyesore and now out of harmony with the new school facilities, could end up near Pateros for use as office space for an agency that is assisting people in the rebuilding of their homes and outbuildings after last year’s devastating fire.

The disposal of these portables will be discussed at the school board’s next meeting.