The former South Sashabaw Elementary School building is no more, demolished to make room for athletic fields for Sashabaw Middle School.
The school, at 5275 Maybee Road, was opened in 1950. It closed in 1982 due to declining enrollment. It was then used as an early-childhood center, then for storage.
Most recently, it was considered for use as an interim Independence Township Senior Center. Plans for an “extreme makeover” were cancelled when renovation costs were found to be too high.
Demolition costs was set by the Board of Education at $57,400. The project, awarded to S.A. Torello, included $37,400 for demolition, and $20,000 for additional costs due to removal of asbestos and other hazardous materials, and capping of an old well.