For years, the old Fairmont Heights High School has sat empty to the chagrin of former students of the school, who’ve considered it a historic site in Prince George’s County, Maryland, because of its role in educating Black students during the era of segregation.
This week, the Prince George’s County Council took a big step toward finding a new use for the facility, which sits fenced off and run down in the middle of a residential neighborhood near the D.C. line.
By declaring the school “surplus property,” the parcel of land will be transferred to the county’s Redevelopment Authority, which has a deal in place to sell the land to a film company ready to build a studio there that should be finalized this summer. That new use drew lots of praise from former students of the school who spoke to the county council this week.
“It’s not just going to be a company that is producing films, but it’s going to allow people to learn all of the various aspects of what it takes to make a film,” said Fred Smith, with the Fairmount Heights Alumni Association.
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