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Board authorizes condemnation to acquire Sudbury Road site for Northwest elementary after 6–1 vote
Summary
The Cabarrus County Board of Education voted 6–1 on Nov. 10 to adopt a resolution authorizing condemnation to acquire property along Sudbury Road for a planned Northwest area elementary school, citing available utilities and enrollment growth north of Highway 73; Ms. Melanie Freeman cast the lone dissent.
The Cabarrus County Board of Education on Nov. 10 adopted a resolution authorizing condemnation to acquire a Sudbury Road site for a Northwest area elementary school, after staff said negotiations with the estate’s heirs were unsuccessful and the parcel has the utilities and acreage needed for a new school.
Brian Cohen, the district’s procurement/architecture presenter, told the board the Sudbury Road property "does have utilities in both water and sewer in close…
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