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District 211 signs MOU with Bears, Arlington Heights and neighboring districts to protect schools if Arlington Park redevelopment proceeds
Summary
Board approved a 13-page memorandum of understanding with the Village of Arlington Heights, the Chicago Bears (CBFC Development) and neighboring districts to secure protections—per-pupil compensation, capital-cost negotiations, and weighted Joint Review Board powers—should a stadium and residential development proceed at Arlington Park.
Township High School District 211 on Dec. 11 approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) negotiated with the Village of Arlington Heights, the Chicago Bears Football Club (CBFC Development, LLC) and neighboring school districts to set terms should redevelopment of the former Arlington Park site move forward.
Forensic attorney Scott Metcalfe, who helped draft the MOU, told the board the 13-page agreement includes a multi-part formula to address the full per-pupil operating cost for students who would live in new residential development tied to the Arlington Park project. The formula takes the districtoperating expense per pupil for the preceding year, multiplies it by the number of students from the development,…
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