The Hamilton County Board of Education received two lower-than-expected bids to repurpose the now-closed 21st Century Academy with two very different visions for the vacant school's future.
Locally based Emerson Russell Management Corp. offered $12,500 for the 74,000-square foot building, which sits on about eight acres at 4201 Cherryton Dr. Company officials said they hoped to renovate the building to house corporate offices.
The other bid from Helton and Associates came in at $50,000, with a plan to use the building as a business incubator and community space.
Each pitched their proposals to the school board's facilities committee Thursday evening.
For complete details, read Friday's Chattanooga Times Free Press.