North East Fife MSP Willie Rennie and Cupar and District councillor Margaret Kennedy have raised concerns about the potential sale of the main building and surrounding land at SRUC’s Elmwood site. It follows the college’s decision to close the site’s animal care unit.
SRUC Elmwood has previously indicated its intention to demolish the main building at its Elmwood site, which would become vacant after the closure of the animal care unit.
Mr Rennie has now written to Fife Council asking it to seek legal advice on the sale of any of SRUC’s land at Elmwood. A Financial statement relating to Elmwood College in 2011, before it was taken over by SRUC and Fife College, states that the majority the value of its land and buildings were financed by exchequer funds and therefore: “Should these assets be sold, the College may be liable, under the terms of the Financial Memorandum with the Council, to surrender the proceeds.”