October 31, 2016
Contact: Jill Moberley, Public Information Officer
Jmoberle@dps.k12.oh.us
For Immediate Release

    The former Patterson Co-op site, which has remained vacant since the school’s demolition in 2008, was sold on Oct. 26 to the Dayton-Montgomery County Port Authority for $1 million. The sale, approved by the Dayton Board of Education at their October business meeting, will open the way for continued downtown development and job growth through an agreement with the Port Authority and CareSource.
    CareSource announced plans to build a 250,000-square-foot, 900-employee facility at the corner of First and Jefferson streets during at a news conference last week. 
    In addition to receiving $1 million in cash from the Port Authority, Dayton Public Schools’ agreement with the city of Dayton will provide city internships to DPS students, as well as city assistance in marketing remaining vacant properties and identifying additional land in areas where schools are over capacity. CareSource will provide support for the district’s mobile health unit.
    “Dayton Public Schools contributed to the fact that CareSource will retain 2,200 jobs and create 900 new jobs in Dayton, something everyone should celebrate,” said Dayton Board of Education President Adil Baguirov. “The direct win for DPS, aside from selling the unused land at nearly 30 percent above appraised value, are student internships with the city; support and medical equipment for our mobile health clinic from CareSource; and education and training for the district’s career tech students, all worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.”
    “We could not be more pleased that the site will contribute to the renewal of our core city. This will revitalize not only Dayton, but also the region,” Dayton Public Schools Superintendent Rhonda Corr said. “Dayton Public Schools has begun a turnaround. As our students graduate and pursue further education, we hope to see them return to Dayton and make their home here. Opportunities for jobs and a strong economic base can help make that a reality.”

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