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County will have to wait out consolidation

Carlton School District undecided on future, so asking county to wait for decision on high school building sale

The Carlton county board will join a list of those waiting on decisions regarding consolidation between the Wrenshall and Carlton school districts. The Carlton school board has been drafting a letter to the county regarding the possible sale of its high school property, which sits next to the county jail. The county board approached the district with the idea of using school property to build a new jail. It told the district earlier this year that it wanted an answer about the availability of the school land by next week.

That won’t happen. The school district remains in consolidation limbo wi...