TELL US: What Would You Like to See Happen to the Former Nathan Hale School?

Nathan Hale is no longer a neighborhood school. 

The Board of Education made that every clear this week when it formally voted to turn control of the former elementary school that it shuttered last year over to the town, because it said it could no longer afford the building's minimal maintenance costs and had no immediate plans for the site. 

There have been discussions in town about the possibility of establishing a charter school in Manchester, with Nathan Hale being cited as an ideal location. Others have stated they would like to see the former school used as a community center for the town, or as town offices or another library. 

But Manchester Patch wants to know what do you think the best use of the former Nathan Hale Elementary School would be? What should be done with it? And who should ultimately bear the responsibility for the building? 

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