Cottingham School Sells For $142,000

The Easton Area School District's sale of its former administration building has been finalized, although for less than what district officials had hoped.

The school board this week voted to sell the old Cottingham School on Northampton Street to developer Abe Atiyeh for $142,000. The plan is to turn the former school into offices.

District officials had initially said the .

That's because the building contains asbestos and an underground fuel tank that will need to be removed, the Express-Times reports.

Last year, members of the public led by state Rep. Bob Freeman, asked the district to sell the building to someone who could turn it into a place that would benefit the neighborhood.