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Salina resident urges board to return family land on Magnolia Road; board acknowledges comment

Salina Public Schools Board of Education · December 9, 2025
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David Olsen addressed the board during public forum asking that the district return a family parcel on Magnolia Road or allow the family to repurchase it; he described the family's century-long ownership and said an earlier offer to repurchase was rejected. The board thanked him and did not take action during the meeting.

David Olsen told the Salina Public Schools Board during public forum that his family owned a parcel on Magnolia Road for more than 100 years before the district acquired it in 2025. He asked the board to consider returning the property to his family or allowing a purchase that would "pay back what we got paid for the property."

Olsen said his family…

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