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Sellersburg council transfers former school property to redevelopment commission and backs one-year lease guidance for Growing Minds
Summary
The Sellersburg Town Council approved Resolution 2026-R-001 to transfer the town-owned former elementary school at 206 N. Lawton Street to the Sellersburg Redevelopment Commission and voted to give the RDC a favorable recommendation to consider a one-year lease extension for Growing Minds Preschool with council-set minimum lease guidance.
The Sellersburg Town Council on Jan. 12 approved Resolution 2026-R-001 to transfer ownership of the former Sellersburg Elementary property at 206 North Lawton Street to the Sellersburg Redevelopment Commission (RDC) and recommended that the RDC consider a one-year lease extension for Growing Minds Preschool under specified minimum terms.
Town attorney Jake explained the transfer was intended to give the RDC greater flexibility to lease, issue requests for proposals or pursue development: "The entity that has the most flexibility is the redevelopment commission," he said, describing the transfer as a mechanism to enable leases or development if the RDC adopts a similar resolution.
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