From the Decatur Minute…

The City of Decatur has employed Rudledge Alcock Architects and Lord Cultural Resources to complete a master plan for the renovation or redevelopment of the Beacon School complex at 420 W. Trinity Place. This building currently houses the Decatur Police Department, the Ebster Recreation Center, dance and choral performance spaces and artists’ studios.

A public input meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at Decatur City Hall, 509 N. McDonough Street. The community is invited to come and learn more about the master plan and help plan the project.

Note the choice between “renovation or redevelopment”.

It will be interesting to see how much interest/passion there is among residents for preserving this old school building – one of the few remaining reminders of the old mid-century Beacon Hill neighborhood – which is in pretty rough shape these days.