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Council approves 50‑year lease and short use agreement for charter school site amid debate over park access
Summary
Council approved first reading of a 50‑year lease for land for a charter school campus and a companion short‑term use agreement (3 years with renewal options) that defines city access to the gymnasium, fields and courts the school will build; supporters said the school will deliver new amenities at no capital cost to the city, while critics warned the long lease could limit park access in the future.
On first reading the City Council approved a 50‑year lease for city land and a separate short‑term use agreement with a charter school applicant for a campus to be built at 2590 West 76th Street. Applicant counsel Hugo Arza told the council the school will construct a gymnasium, pickleball courts, soccer fields and a synthetic track "at the school's cost" and memorialized city access rights to those facilities in the use…
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