School district to enter the real estate market

To fulfill the promise from an earlier board vote, Oconee School District has begun the search for property to build a new Keowee Elementary School.  Yesterday Steve Hanvey, associate district superintendent, said, “We have looked online at potential options, but we haven’t started truly narrowing it down and reaching out to property owners.”  A minimum 25-30 acres is a requirement for an elementary school.  At this point, the district is holding to a 2023 estimate that to build the new Keowee school the cost will be $35 million.