WHATELY — With the former Whately Center School’s request for proposals (RFP) left unanswered, the Selectboard plans to discuss the future of the 113-year-old building at its next meeting.
The town issued the RFP for the Center School, located on Chestnut Plain Road, in October with a lease condition that the renter would redevelop the 1½-story, 6,183-square-foot building at a reduced rent. Those conditions, Town Administrator Brian Domina said at Tuesday’s Selectboard meeting, may have discouraged businesses and organizations from applying.
“Responses were due yesterday. … We didn’t get any,” Domina said. “There was no interest in the building under those terms. … I think what’s not attractive to it is the lease aspect of it.”
While discussion was limited Tuesday because the Center School was not listed as a business item on the meeting agenda — Domina brought…