The Burlington Area School District board voted Nov. 11 to approve a two-part land-exchange agreement with the City of Burlington that trades a small district parcel near Waller for city-owned land near Dyer and authorizes the superintendent to sign the necessary documents.

Board materials describe the first motion as the exchange of a portion of parcel number 206-03-19-32-440-110 from the district to the city and the transfer of parcel number 206-03-19-31-036-201 from the city to the district, subject to a lot-line adjustment. The board was told the City of Burlington had already approved the swap at its meeting.

The board approved the first motion by roll-call with five members voting aye and one member absent. The second motion — authorizing the superintendent to execute the exchange agreement, survey documents and transfer documents on behalf of the board — was also approved by roll-call with the same margin.

Board members said the swap will allow the parcel near Waller to become a city park (an ADA-accessible park was described as the preferred use) and provide the district with land near Dyer that staff identified as useful for school operations. The district noted the swap is intended to make the Waller parcel city-owned so the feature can be developed as a city park rather than remain on school property.

What happens next: district and city staff will complete the lot-line adjustment and finalize transfer documents; the superintendent was authorized to execute the necessary paperwork.