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South Kingstown school committee votes to return Wakefield Elementary building to town amid resident pleas
Summary
After multiple residents urged preserving Wakefield Elementary for community use, the South Kingstown School Committee voted to relinquish care, custody and control of the Wakefield Elementary School building to the town, saying state law requires the transfer and that town officials should decide future use.
South Kingstown — Residents urged the school committee to delay transferring Wakefield Elementary to town control and explore options that would preserve the site for parks or future school use, but the committee voted to relinquish the building to the town.
At the committee’s public-comment period, Britney Appuso told members the Wakefield site is “historic” and used regularly by families for playgrounds and events, and she asked the committee to pause the transfer while the district…
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