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Community presses board for transparency, preservation in Ligon Middle School replacement plans
Summary
Several speakers at the Wake County Board of Education meeting urged the district to keep Ligon Middle School 'visible' on Lenore Street and to provide more transparent, public planning and meetings about potential relocation or rebuild plans.
Parents, alumni and residents urged the Wake County Board of Education on Oct. 21 to preserve Ligon Middle School’s current site at 709 Lenore Street and demanded clearer communication about renovation or replacement proposals.
Carol Gartrell, who said she attended the school and now has grandchildren in the system, told the board she is “for the renovations necessary,” but opposed a plan she said would rebuild the school “at the bottom of the hill in back of the school.” Gartrell asked for “more…
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