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Dutchtown group urges SLPS to turn Cleveland High School to SLDC, cites $50 million financing gap

5793344 · August 18, 2025
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Dutchtown Main Street told the Real Estate Committee that Cleveland High School has been vacant since 2006, carries large remediation and redevelopment costs, and that the neighborhood wants the building placed with the city’s development agency rather than remain with the district.

Saint Louis — Dutchtown Main Street urged the Real Estate Committee on Aug. 18 to move decision-making about Cleveland High School out of the school district and into the hands of the Saint Louis Development Corporation, arguing the building is a long-standing liability and that repurposing costs greatly exceed what the district should shoulder. Nate Lindsey, vacancy litigation attorney for Dutchtown Main Street, said Cleveland High School has been closed since 2006 and…

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