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Sellersburg council schedules executive session after heated public pleas for Growing Minds lease extension
Summary
After two hours of public comment and council debate, the Town of Sellersburg scheduled an executive session to review financials and conditional terms for a requested one-year lease extension for Growing Minds Preschool; no formal lease vote was taken.
The Town of Sellersburg council heard extended public testimony and internal debate on Nov. 10 over a request from Growing Minds Preschool for a one-year extension of its lease on a town-owned former school building, then agreed to an executive session to review finances and legal options before deciding.
Parents and Growing Minds co-owner Robin Long told the council she and partner Carrie Eckert have run the preschool in the building for 23 years and asked for one additional year so the business can pursue an expected request-for-proposal process and secure a longer-term solution. "There is no greater way that you can preserve history than investing in the children," Long said, urging the council to allow continuity while the preschool seeks…
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