Kansas State University students present ideas, for elementary schools, vacant spaces

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4 Nov 2022


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BEATRICE – Students in Architecture and Planning at Kansas State University have been working with Beatrice Public School officials to find a new use for elementary buildings that will be replaced by a single site school.

The effort that began this summer has morphed into a wider look at solutions for the Dempster Plant property and vacant downtown areas, including a huge downtown parking garage.  The students and their professors attended an open house Thursday night displaying the work that has been done so far. KSU Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Regional and Community Planning, Blake Belanger talked about the origin of the effort.

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