Middle school ownership transferred to nonprofit
BUTLER TWP — Butler Area School District school board voted to transfer the former Butler Middle School at 225 E. North St. to the nonprofit Pittsburgh Gateways at a cost of $1 at a Monday, Sept. 12, meeting.
The school district’s administration had been in talks with Pittsburgh Gateways officials since the beginning of 2022. Brian White, district superintendent, said the nonprofit plans to rehabilitate the facility into an economic hub, as it had done to the former Connelley Trade School in Pittsburgh in the early-2010s.
White said that although the facility could be sold for more money, getting it back on the tax roll as soon as possible was a priority for the school district.
“We specifically want to offer it to the purpose of community benefit,” White said. “Long-term, I think we are going to make more if we get it back on the tax roll.”
Don Evans, Pittsburgh Gateways president and CEO, said the nonprofit plans to transform the building into a developmental space for businesses, community organizations and activities to benefit the city economically and culturally.
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