Halifax Community College Discovers 50 Acres It Didn’t Know It Owned

Other colleges would love to have this problem: Halifax Community College recently “found” 50 unused acres on its property, according to the Daily Herald, in nearby Roanoke Rapids, N.C.

Smith Sinnett Architecture discovered the land after the college hired the firm to guide a planning process. “We think this is significant for the future of the college,” said one of the architects, Richard Andrews. “It doubles the size of the campus in terms of development.” If the college had to buy the land, it might have paid $30,000 an acre, the article says.

The architects suggested that Halifax could use the land for purposes as varied as a technology center and a nature trail. The college is planning a $12.8-million, 63,000-square-foot academic-and-student-services center.