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Board approves downtown library demolish-and-rebuild plan over preservation objections
Kansas City Kansas Public Schools Board of Education · October 28, 2025
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Summary
The board voted to approve 'Option C prime' — a plan to demolish and rebuild the downtown library and consider moving administrative offices off-site — despite objections from members who said the option would not preserve historical materials.
The Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools Board approved Option C prime for the downtown library project after a substantive discussion about historic preservation and design. Board member Rachel Russell moved the motion, describing the plan as a path to create a new downtown library while using tax…
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