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Highland Park to acquire Yellow Brick Road site as daycare closes; council honors Sandy Jones
Summary
Council issued a proclamation honoring long-time Yellow Brick Road director Sandy Jones and introduced an ordinance (25-2102) to acquire the daycare property; parents expressed surprise and concern about the school's mid‑year closure and the borough taking property off the tax rolls.
The Highland Park Borough Council issued a proclamation recognizing Sandy Jones for more than two decades of service to Yellow Brick Road daycare and preschool, and introduced an ordinance to acquire the property where the school has operated.
The proclamation, read by Council member Jason Polsonic on behalf of Mayor Elsie Foster, said Yellow Brick Road — described in the statement as an early childhood institution active for “over 40 years” — will hold its final graduating class and close on Feb. 28, 2025. The council later introduced ordinance 25-2102, authorizing a purchase-and-sale agreement to acquire Block 3001 Lot 5 (the property described in the…
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