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Hundreds of residents urge Millcreek council to back feasibility study on splitting Granite School District
Summary
Dozens of Millcreek residents pressed the City Council on April 28 to support or finance a feasibility study that would examine splitting Granite School District and forming a smaller, local district including Millcreek, Holiday and possibly South Salt Lake.
Dozens of Millcreek residents, parents and community leaders used the council’s public‑comment period April 28 to press elected officials to commission a feasibility study on forming a new school district separate from Granite School District.
Supporters said a smaller, locally controlled district could improve representation, retain neighborhood schools and address local priorities. Speakers described previous school closures in Millcreek and urged the council either to fund an independent study or to back a process that could lead to a ballot question. The council did not adopt or fund a feasibility study that night; staff were asked to develop a plan for broader outreach and to report back.
The calls for a feasibility study dominated public comment in a packed council chamber. Taylor Davis told the council a study posed little downside — “If the study shows it’s…
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