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Board adds resolution to start sale-process for Franklin Elementary; parents pack meeting to oppose school repurposing
Summary
The board added a first reading to begin the appraisal-and-sale process for Franklin Elementary at 13465 Franklin Avenue and heard a substantial public outcry against repurposing neighborhood schools.
The Lakewood Board of Education added a first reading May 5 that would begin the legal steps needed to sell Franklin Elementary School, 13465 Franklin Avenue, and received a packed public-comment session with parents and residents urging the board not to repurpose or close neighborhood elementary schools.
During the building sites and major purchases report, Mr. Callahan told the board the administration recommended offering the Franklin property for sale and that Ohio law requires the board to pass a resolution and obtain an appraisal before a sale process can move forward.
"Ohio revised code requires the Board to pass this resolution and obtain an appraisal value for the property," Mr. Callahan said during the report. He said additional legal steps would follow, including first…
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