(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council will hold a Public Hearing on the sale of 1014 3rd Street Place tomorrow. The City agreed to sell the property for $1.00 to the school district.
The Council will vote on a resolution for the sale following the Hearing. The City Council agreed to sell the lot for $1.00. The Building and Trades Program plans to build a home valued at $100,000 or greater in exchange for the reduced price of the land, per city policy.
During the August 16 City Council meeting, Councilman Pat McCurdy commended the Atlantic School District for Offering this program for the students.
The Atlantic Community School Foundation board plans to fund a request from Atlantic High School Industrial Technology teacher Dexter Dodson, on behalf of the Construction Trades Program, for $150,000 to allow the construction trades students to build a home from start to finish in our community.
According to the press release, a steering committee was created six years ago to build a program where students could gain hands-on experience in the trade professions. From that committee work, the construction trades program was established, and since then, the students in this program have built a garage and helped erect the greenhouse at Atlantic High School. From the inception of these conversations, the committee’s goal has always been to have this class someday build a home in the community. The Industrial Tech Program is spearheaded by Dexter Dodson, instructor for the Building Trades class, and Noah Widrowicz, Middle and High School Industrial Tech teacher, who plays a significant role by providing the prerequisite classes to the building trades class.
The Atlantic Community School Board has purchased a lot from the City of Atlantic for this home to be built on so that construction can begin in the 2023-2024 school year.
The Atlantic Community School Foundation is a 501(C)3 nonprofit organization steered by a Board of Directors representing a cross-section of experienced leaders in civic, business, corporate, professional, and educational fields within the Atlantic Community School District. The Atlantic Community School Foundation was created in 1984, having a principal fund of its own managed by the Board of Directors,
with the mission to raise funds to foster, promote, and encourage the furthering of public education programs for which federal and state funding is unavailable.
The Foundation aims to foster educational opportunities for the Atlantic Community School District youth by providing financial support for academic programs and facilities. To offer individual financial support to school district students through scholarships and financial aid at the discretion of the Board of Trustees. To develop more community involvement and financial support for the Atlantic public schools. To reward high achievement in education.
