The Greensboro City Council has approved the sale of the former downtown library building, the site being considered for Elon's proposed law school. Read this note for details and link to a story in the Greensboro News & Record...
On Oct. 19, the City Council approved the sale of the building to a subsidiary of the Joseph M. Bryan Foundation of Greater Greensboro. Under contracts being developed, the Bryan Foundation would lease the building to Elon for $1 a year. After ten years, ownership of the building would be turned over to the university. The former library is located at the corner of Friendly Avenue and Greene Street.
Trustees will consider the law school issue at their annual fall meeting, Oct. 29-30. Bryan Foundation president Jim Melvin is leading the fund raising efforts, and says he is nearing the $10 million goal.
Click on the link below to read the Oct. 20 story in the Greensboro News & Record…