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UIS and Springfield District 186 ask Ball Chatham to consider voluntary detachment for new Southside elementary; board raises legal and community concerns
Summary
University of Illinois Springfield and Springfield Public Schools representatives outlined a plan to lease up to 29 acres of UIS land for a new consolidated Southside elementary school operated by District 186 and requested Ball Chatham voluntarily detach the property; several board members expressed concerns about precedent, outreach and legal process.
Chancellor Janet Gooch of the University of Illinois Springfield and representatives from Springfield Public Schools (District 186) presented a proposal asking Ball Chatham CUSD 5 to consider a voluntary detachment of up to 29 acres of UIS-owned, tax-exempt land so District 186 could build and operate a consolidated Southside elementary school under a long-term lease.
District 186 leaders said the land is currently university-owned and tax-exempt and that the proposed school would be a regular attendance-bound elementary school operated by District…
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