The Branson School Board has approved the purchase of 31 acres of land near the high school at a price of just over 452-thousand dollars.

School officials say the land will give them extra space for construction of a new activity center near the football field complex. The activity center was part of a no tax increase bond issue voters approved last spring.  The extra land may also be used for future expansion of the High School campus.

Money for the land purchase will come from the school’s capital projects fund.  

Board members also approved renovating the recently purchased Corporate Woods Office Building off Bee Creek Road, at a price tag of 1-point-4 million dollars.  Corporate Woods will be the new home for the school district’s central administration, with work scheduled to be completed before the start of the next school year.

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The Branson School Board has approved the purchase of 31 acres of land near the high school at a price of just over 452-thousand dollars.

School officials say the land will give them extra space for construction of a new activity center near the football field complex.

Board members also approved renovating the recently purchased Corporate Woods Office Building off Bee Creek Road, at a price tag of 1-point-4 million dollars. The building will be home to the school district’s central administration.