The bids are in to demolish the old Jones School located at 209 W Liberty Street, Greencastle.

However, the bids the Putnam County Commissioners received are drastically different in price and the details of the demolition. The Commissioners agreed they needed time to review the bids and compare what options are being offered for the variety of price points. They will be holding a special meeting January 23 at 8:00 a.m. in their normal meeting room on the first floor of the Putnam County Courthouse.

The Jones school building was built in 1954. It served as an elementary school for 47 years and a little over 10 years as an annex for the Putnam County Courthouse. However, time has not been kind to the building and it is no longer fit to house even the most basic of storage items. 

Since putting the demolition up for bid, several bids have come through. But the difference in bids is over $100k from the lowest bid to the highest, with some of the bidders offering to seed the remaining land when demolition is complete. The Putnam County Commissioners will meet Monday to ensure the bids compare “apples to apples,” as commissioner Rick Woodall put it.