▁Mon ter ey ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁Mon ter ey ▁Techn ical ▁School ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁administrative ▁costs ▁of ▁running ▁two ▁schools . ▁Mon ter ey ▁Second ary ▁College ▁was ▁formed ▁and ▁was ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁previous ▁Techn ical ▁school ▁site ▁on ▁Sil vert op ▁Street . ▁The ▁High ▁school ▁campus ▁was ▁de construct ed , ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Mon ter ey ▁Bou lev ard ▁and ▁Forest ▁Drive . ▁ ▁The ▁ex - high ▁school ▁site ▁was ▁ear mark ed ▁for ▁several ▁public ▁works ▁projects ▁including ▁its ▁use ▁as ▁public ▁land ▁- ▁as ▁either ▁park ▁space ▁or ▁sports ▁reserve . ▁None ▁event u ated , ▁and ▁instead , ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁a ▁developer ▁by ▁the ▁Ken nett ▁Liberal ▁government ▁while ▁it ▁lay ▁d orm ant ▁and ▁decom posed . ▁The ▁Bra cks ▁Labor ▁Government ▁later ▁comp uls or ily ▁re - p urch ased ▁the ▁land ▁and ▁offered ▁it ▁for ▁free ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Frank ston . ▁As best os ▁was ▁found ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁when ▁residents ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁community ▁clean up ▁program ▁until ▁a ▁committee ▁of ▁management ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁council . ▁An ▁as best os ▁removal ▁program , ▁to ▁commence ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁never ▁material ised . ▁ ▁A ▁pet ition , ▁signed ▁by ▁ 1 , 8 7 9 ▁residents ▁of ▁Car rum ▁Down s ▁and ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁Victor ian