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Senate approves bill letting cities buy closed school grounds to preserve neighborhood open space
Summary
The Utah Senate unanimously approved House Bill 446 to give qualifying cities a first option to buy closed or surplus school properties in densely populated neighborhoods and keep them in public use, with purchase-price and repurchase provisions for districts.
Senator Walker moved the first substitute of House Bill 446 to final passage, telling the Senate the measure would preserve school properties that have become ‘‘de facto parks’’ in built‑out urban neighborhoods.
The bill gives qualifying cities or townships a first option to purchase closed and surplus school properties in areas with population densities above 3,000 people per square mile, and requires the school district to…
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