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Board votes to sell Girl Scout camp

By Staff Reports

The board of directors of the Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians has voted to sell Sky- Wa-Mo, a Girl Scout summer camp located in Bluff City.

Janice Greer, board chairman, said the decision to sell the camp was made because Camp Sky-Wa- Mo does not meet the criteria to justify keeping it open. “The criteria includes how the camp supports the national Girl Scouts program portfolio, how it supports the Girl Scout brand, how it provides service support to the council’s membership, how it supports sustainable property management practices and whether or not the operations and maintenance costs are within the council and communities’ ability to fund,” she said.