The town of Westville may get a second chance to repurpose the former Highland Consolidated School Building.
During last night’s public engagement session, Mayor Lennie White said that the Nova Scotia Co-operative Council decided not to go forward with an agreement signed with the town to renovate the building and put in 64 apartments. The reason? Steel roof joists were found in the building, and somehow inspections that were mandated by the province years ago to ensure the joists were still safe were never done. If the joists need replacement, that would add significant costs to the project that the Co-operative said it couldn’t cover.
Westville Mayor Lennie White. (Town of Westville photo)
Mayor White says that discussions are underway with another developer to take on the project, but he couldn’t say who as agreements have not yet been signed. White did say that the terms of the development agreement with the Co-operative would also apply to the new developer.