The city school district is looking for the funding needed to repair the roof that is literally collapsing on top of the local Boys and Girls Club.
After the conditions of the local club were brought to light by The Yazoo Herald, city school leaders quickly visited the facility to survey the damage.
John Wallace, school board president, contacted The Herald Monday about the district’s desire to repair the roof of the former Yazoo City school.
A roofer visited the facility earlier this week and will be preparing quotes for the school board to review.
“We are going to look at those figures and see what we can do,” Wallace said. “Even though it is not a budgeted item, we are going to take care of fixing that roof for the club.”
Boys and Girls Club officials said they were relieved to hear from the school officials about the condition of the aging building.
As of press time, no city council members had contacted club officials.
The repairs were publically brought to the table during the recent Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting. David Dallas, chief executive office of the Boys and Girls Club of the Mississippi Delta, asked for assistance during that particular city council meeting.
The concerns of the building have been reported for the last few years.
The Yazoo Herald visited the local club last week and found restricted areas, including the gymnasium, that hold excessive amounts of water damage and what appeared to be black mold.
Although the children are not allowed in these areas for safety and health reasons, they are limited to the small spaces where they can have a club of their own.
The building is owned by the Yazoo City Municipal School District. But it is leased to the city of Yazoo City.
The Boys and Girls Club, in turn, subleases their space from the city.
The club does maintain its portion of the facility. However, the club does not control the second floor of the building, directly above its space. Water causing damage to the Boys and Girl Club’s space is coming from above.
Club officials have expressed concern over the possibility of closing the club’s doors if the repairs were not made soon.
The Yazoo Herald will continue to follow the progress of this project.
