NATCHEZ — The Natchez-Adams School District superintendent said last week the district might give the Steckler Multipurpose Building to the Natchez-Adams County Recreation Commission.

The decision will hinge upon what the district opts to do with its tentative new high school project.

Superintendent Fred Butcher brought the proposal up last week during discussion of a meeting with the Adams County Board of Supervisors about the district’s building and renovation plan.

Butcher said depending on the scope of renovations at the current high school and the facilities at the new high school, the district may not need the Steckler building. Butcher said he had not brought this idea to the board at this point, so the idea was still in the discussion phase and not official.

Butcher said the recreation commission could also potentially have everything the district owns on the Steckler side of the ravine.

Board of Supervisors President Mike Lazarus said since the area off Liberty Road is where the pool and basketball court are proposed to go, and is where the multipurpose fields already are, he believes the recreation commission could potentially add some value to the facility.

“It is still a very usable building,” Lazarus said. “If the school builds something where they don’t need the Steckler building anymore, I believe the Y could utilize it, maybe in doing something for senior citizens.”

Recreation Commission chairman Tate Hobdy said Friday he believes recreation could potentially put the building to use, after time to review it.

Hobdy said depending on how a review came out to make sure recreation was not inheriting a maintenance issue, he would not be opposed to acquiring the Steckler building.

Hobdy said until the idea has further discussion, he did not want to speculate on what recreation or the YMCA could potentially do with the facility.

“I don’t know what the end result would be, but I would be interested in talking about it,” Hobdy said. “We would be open to looking at it.”