Why the Fixation on the James Monroe HS Tract?

Now why would Fredericskburg want to keep building here when we have a golden opportunity to do something great with this tract?

Fredericksburg’s next high school probably will be built next door to its current one.

The city’s School Site Search/Selection Committee has narrowed its list of possibilities to two locations, including the James Monroe tract.

“We consider that property our first choice,” committee member Kerry John told her fellow School Board members last night.

No no no no no. . . sell the JM tract to Mary Washington College, get the proffers from the folks at Idlewild for two new schools, use the proceeds from the sale to build a new high school, and rent the old JM as 4th through 6th grade school for 20 years. By then, the city should have plenty of money to build a better elementary/primary school.