FCPS board to consider selling multiple properties
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) — The Fayette County Public Schools Board is set to vote May 21 on declaring several district properties surplus and approving their sale, according to agenda documents obtained by WKYT.
The proposals are listed as consent items for the board’s regular meeting and each includes approval of a zero-dollar initial BG-1 application, a state facilities form required for the Kentucky Department of Education’s review.
Main Street/Walton Avenue campus
FCPS is asking the board to declare surplus and approve the sale of multiple properties at the corner of East Main Street and Walton Avenue, including:
- 701 E. Main St. (Guy S. Potts Building)
- 709 E. Main St.
- 128 Walton Ave. (Ambrose Building)
- 700 Bullock Place
District documents say the site totals about 3.328 acres and includes buildings that most recently served as central administrative offices until staff moved to the John D. Price Building in 2020.
The Bullock Place location most recently served as the Women’s Club Clothing Center.
East Sixth Street / Johnson Building
The board will also consider declaring surplus and approving the sale of the Johnson Building properties at:
- 115 E. Sixth St.
- 117 E. Sixth St.
- 123 E. Sixth St.
The documents say the site is about 3.19 acres and currently houses George Washington Carver Elementary, which is scheduled to move to a new location in August 2026.
Spurr Road Building
A third proposal would declare surplus and approve the sale of the Spurr Road Building at 2420 Spurr Road.
FCPS documents say the site is about 11 acres and currently serves as Rise STEM Academy, which is also moving to a new location in August 2026.
Why FCPS says it’s doing this
In each agenda item, FCPS says the liquidation of real estate and other assets was recommended by the district’s Budget Solutions Workgroup as a way to help address a budget shortfall.
A shortfall, the district previously says was addressed when they passed a balanced budget for the 2025-2026 school year.
The items are scheduled for a vote at the FCPS board’s May 21 regular meeting.
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