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City sells Fifth Street property
Wichita Falls city councilors voted Tuesday to sell property that s been on the city books for more than a century.
The city will sell the former home of Denver Alternative School at 1823 Fifth St. to The Redeemed Christian Church of God for $300,000. The property was appraised at $455,000 but the church offered the only bid.
The property was leased to the U.S. Navy for many years and more recently to the WIchita Falls Independent School DIstrict for use as Denver School. The school district vacated the property last year and the city decided to sell.
All of the Student Government Associations from the four universities under the Texas Tech System convened for the 6th session of Joint Congress on April 15, 2021, at 6 p.m. virtually.
The Senate was led by the internal vice president at Tech, Klay Davis, and was hosted by SGA at Tech virtually. The student regent, Brooke Walterscheid, along with the SGAs of Tech Health Science Center Lubbock, HSC El Paso and Angelo State University started Joint Congress by reciting the pledge and the SGA Land Acknowledgement.
Dr. Carol Sumner, chief diversity officer at Tech, gave updates about changes and implementation of programs at Tech. She said that Tech will be opening a Black cultural center that allows people to explore Black Culture and is open to all.
City to sell site of old Denver School
Staff reports
The Wichita Falls City Council will consider selling the site of the old Denver School when councilors meet Tuesday.
The city has owned the property at 1823 Fifth Street since 1904 and leased it first to the U.S. Navy from 1946 until 1993 and then leased it to the Wichita Falls Independent School District for use as the Denver Alternative School. The school district vacated the buildings in 2020 to move to the Harrel facility a short distance away and the city put the property up for auction.
The property appraised at $445,000 but the only bid was from Redeemed Christian Church of God at $300,000. The city staff recommends selling it at that price.
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