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Skyland Park construction delayed by state, school district BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net
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Construction of Skyland Park has to be put off for several months after a delay in the closing date between DeKalb Schools and the state over the purchase of the State Vital Records Office building. The state and the DeKalb County Board of Education were originally slated to close Jan. 31 on the school district’s $2.8 million purchase of the building at 2600 Skyland Drive. The closing date has been moved to March 15. “The delay in the closing of the Skyland properties (Skyland Park and state property) is due to two reasons: the state of Georgia needed more time to move out and the DeKalb County School District needed more time as bonds for ESPLOST cash flow will not be available until early March,” said Andre Riley, spokesperson for DeKalb Schools. See SKYLAND on page 13
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