ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, sˈʌɹi kˈaʊnsəl vˈoʊɾᵻd tuː "ɐpɹˈuːv ɪn pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ðɪ ɐdˈæptɪv ɹiːjˈuːz ʌv kˈɛnsɪŋtən pɹˈɛɹi skˈuːl... æz ɐ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi sˈɛntɚɹ ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə pˈɑːɹks, ɹˌɛkɹiːˈeɪʃən ænd kˈʌltʃɚ dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt; ænd, fˈɜːðɚ, vˈoʊɾᵻd tuː "ˈɔːθɚɹˌaɪz stˈæf tʊ ɪŋklˈuːd æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn bˈʌdʒɪt, kˈæpɪɾəl ænd ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ fˈʌndɪŋ tʊ ɐlˈaʊ fɚðə kənvˈɜːʒən ʌvðə skˈuːl tʊ ɐ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi sˈɛntɚ."
In September, 2008, Surrey Council voted to "Approve in principle the adaptive reuse of Kensington Prairie School... as a Community centre operated by the Parks, Recreation and Culture Department; and, further, voted to "Authorize staff to include as part of the 2009 budget, capital and operating funding to allow for the conversion of the School to a Community Centre."