Firm gathers community input on Ligon Magnet Middle School renovation
HURT. THEY ARE ON
ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE AS THE
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.
WHAT'S NEXT FOR LINCOLN MIDDLE
SCHOOL? THAT'S THE QUESTION ON
THE TABLE FOR RALEIGH'S.
HISTORICALLY BLACK SCHOOL.
>> THAT HAS BEEN MARKED FOR
REDEVELOPMENT TONIGHT. A GROUP
OF 60 PEOPLE SHOWED UP TO GIVE
THEIR INPUT DURING A COMMUNITY
MEETING. WRAL'S CARLY HAYNES IS
JOINING US NOW LIVE OUTSIDE
THAT SCHOOL. CARLY, THIS IS
THE FIRST STEP IN THE PROCESS.
AND THE FIRST TIME THAT PEOPLE
GOT TO MEET THE ARCHITECTURAL
FIRM.
>> CHOSEN SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS
PROJECT AND NO DESIGNS HAVE
BEEN PUT FORWARD YET. IT'S ALSO
NOT CLEAR IF THIS REDEVELOPMENT
IS GOING TO REQUIRE REBUILDING.
>> IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK,
THEY'D SHARE STORIES OF 7
DECADES OF STUDENTS.
>> AND NOW WE'RE HEARING THAT.
IT MAY BE TORN DOWN.
TO US. THAT'S DEVASTATING TO ME
BECAUSE IT IS IT IS YOUR TIME
TONIGHT.
>> THIS ROOM MADE UP OF LINCOLN
MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENTS, ALUMNI
AND NEIGHBORS PASSIONATE ABOUT
PRESERVATION. FACED WITH
RENOVATION ONE DAY AND MAY HAVE
A GREAT, GREAT GRANDCHILD.
I WOULDN'T IMPEDE SAY THAT'S
WHERE I WENT TO SCHOOL. DOROTHY
THOMPSON, CLASS OF 1964.
BACK WHEN LIGON WAS AN
ALL-BLACK HIGH SCHOOL. THIS
PLACE NICE TO STAY AND SNAKE
AND TO REFUSE THE HISTORY OF
THIS COUNTRY. WE LIVE IN.
WE NEED TO AND KEY IS TO KNOW
THAT REASON BEGIN THIS YEAR
BECAUSE OF SEGREGATION. WAKE
COUNTY HAS MARKED THE SCHOOL
FOR RENOVATION. PART OF A
SEVEN-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PLAN IN 2022. AND ARCHITECTURAL
FIRM IS NOW TASKED WITH
MODERNIZING IT. WELL, HONORING
THE HISTORY IT HOLDS AND WE
HAVE ENOUGH BATHROOMS. WE ALL I
THINK A BIG THING IS 5 O'CLOCK.
YOU CAN RENOVATE.
>> THIS PLACE YOU CAN MAKE IT
BETTER. YOU CAN BRING IT UP
TO 2025. WITHOUT ERASING ANY
OF THE HISTORY BECAUSE WE DON'T
DO THAT. AND OTHER HISTORICAL
PLACES.
>> A CHANCE FOR PEOPLE OF THIS
SCHOOL'S PAST TO DECIDE ITS
FUTURE.
>> AND ONCE AGAIN, NO PLANS
PUT FORWARD AS OF YET ANY
DECISION TO REBUILD WOULD BE TO
GO THROUGH THE SCHOOL BOARD.