County issues demolition permit for Laney School House

York County Planners Tuesday issued a permit to a Lake Wylie church giving church leaders the go-ahead to demolish a nearly century-old schoolhouse.

[media-credit name=”Chad Williams” align=”alignright” width=”149″][/media-credit]Back in early April, members of the Laney School House Preservation Project pleaded before council members to use nearly 200-thousand dollars in hospitality funds to turn the building into a community center.

Councilman Chad Williams echoed a number of concerns from council members.

The permit was issued after the county’s planning and development officers verified the church’s request had met a set of state requirements for moving forward with the demolition.

Church leaders said the demolition would move forward Wednesday if the weather cooperates.

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