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Board rejects pause to reconsider South parish high‑school site; motion to pause fails
Summary
A proposal to pause the southern high‑school project and consult realtors on alternative sites failed after debate about traffic, prior land purchase and tax‑plan timing; the board voted to continue with existing schedule.
Board member Powell Lewis moved — and Board member Powell Lewis seconded — a motion to pause the southern high‑school project in the tax plan and send the proposal to the oversight committee while staff reviewed alternative sites. The motion was defeated after a lengthy discussion in which some trustees cited traffic and safety concerns at the owned Regal Road/Seager Lane site and others argued the board should honor commitments in…
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