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Board explores handing Reddick Collier front basketball court to town to enable community use
Summary
Staff briefed the board on options to give the Town of Reddick access to a front‑campus court (outside the daily security fence), including a quitclaim deed, lease, or interlocal agreement; legal counsel emphasized a resolution declaring the parcel unnecessary for educational purposes if the district transfers title.
District staff described a request from the Town of Reddick and community members to use a front‑campus basketball court at Reddick Collier Elementary that sits outside the school’s primary security fencing. Dr. James and other staff said the options are to relocate perimeter fencing, draft a lease or memorandum of understanding, execute an interlocal agreement, or dedicate the small parcel via quitclaim deed.
Attorney Powers and other legal staff said leases allow the district to require hold‑harmless language and assign operational liability to the lessee, while a quitclaim or dedication requires a board resolution declaring the parcel unnecessary for educational purposes and generally a survey to describe the property. Staff noted that an interlocal agreement with a local government can provide near‑permanent priority use without transferring title, often avoiding the same level of survey rigor required for a sale.
Board members discussed whether to sell the parcel for a nominal $1, pursue a long‑term lease or use an interlocal agreement. Several members favored an interlocal agreement to preserve future options and reduce up‑front survey costs; staff will draft options and return with recommended language and a path forward if the board wants to proceed.
