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Residents press board to preserve historic Flint Central; trustees debate reconsideration after prior vote
Summary
Dozens of residents, alumni and neighborhood leaders urged the Flint Board of Education to choose a preservation‑focused design for the new Flint Central High School. Trustees debated and a late motion to revisit the board's prior selection of Scenario 2 was raised but ultimately withdrawn after procedural objections.
Community members packed the public comment period to urge the board to preserve more of Flint Central's historic fabric as the district advances a plan for a new high school.
Speakers including alumni, neighborhood association presidents and local architects praised the district's broader renovation work but said the chosen schematic (Scenario 2) did not reflect the preference shown by many residents for "Scenario 1," which preserves more of the historic building. Joel Arnold and several other commenters said Scenario 1 (as previously presented) could be cost‑competitive, particularly if a proposed addition known as the "cube" were removed from that…
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