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Land donation to the Barrow County School System
Donation of Land to Barrow County School System
The Barrow County School System announced on Monday, December 18, 2017, that the Barrow County School System and the Southeastern Trust for Parks and Land executed a Deed of Gift Deed document. The signing of this instrument made it possible for the Southeastern Trust for Parks and Land to donate two parcels of land along Highway 53 to the Barrow County School system. These parcels totaling just over 90 acres will be used by the System’s agriculture programs to expand opportunities for hands-on learning activities associated with agriculture education and natural resource conservation. “We are very thankful and excited about the donation of this land because it will expand the agricultural education opportunities for Barrow County students, and increase their awareness of conservation and stewardship,” said Ashley Best, Agriculture Educator and FFA Advisor for Barrow County Schools.
STPAL Executive Director, Bill Jones, notes, “Donating these tracts of farmland to the Barrow County School System is an outstanding example of a public-private partnership. It fulfills STPAL’s mission to provide public benefit using permanently conserved natural land. STPAL appreciates the efforts of State Representative Terry England, Ashley Best, and others within the Barrow County Schools Agriculture Program to make this transfer a reality and looks forward to seeing the property becoming a valuable resource for agricultural education in Barrow County.”