University of Toledo moves forward with plan to sell its Scott Park campus

The University of Toledo Board of Trustees is progressing with plans to sell Scott Park campus and recently approved a resolution to begin the process of securing state approval.

The university will need permission from the General Assembly to transfer the property. State agencies typically need such approval because property is owned by the state and not the public agencies. The Department of Administrative Services compiles and submits what’s called a land conveyance bill — a list of properties state agencies want to sell or transfer — to the General Assembly for review and approval.

The university’s plan to sell the property is part of a $275 million 10-year multiple campus master plan.

The master plan was first presented in December, 2016, as plans to renovate the campus — including updating the Student Union, expanding Greek housing and moving out of Scott Park — and was approved in February, 2017. The university has since begun its first phase of the 10-year plan, which includes renovations to Carlson Library, the Student Union, Greek housing upgrades and classroom renovations inside the school’s architectural centerpieces such as University Hall.

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