Fort Primary closure 'would save £6.5m'
EDUCATION bosses today revealed that they expect to save more than £6.5 million if Fort Primary is closed.
The Leith school is one of four currently facing the axe, with their future to be decided a week today.
Original figures showed that closing Fort would bring in the least savings out of the four schools. However, bosses have now come up with a plan for the future use of the building.
Council chiefs say they could save 855,000 per year in running costs by closing the school and using it as a central base for teams of children and families. In addition, more than 5.6m could be made from selling buildings.
A council spokesman said: "If plans to close Fort are agreed then we think we can use the building to generate a large sum of money."
But Vikki Spence, of the Fighting for Fort campaign, said: "They are just trying to make their option for closing the school sound better."
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