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Neighbors object to proposed Pershing School rebuild location, urge reuse of existing site
Summary
A group of Pershing School neighbors told the Springfield Public Schools board they were not consulted about a plan to relocate a Pershing rebuild closer to private yards and asked the district to place the new building on less intrusive land on the existing campus.
Sharon Benton, speaking during public comment for several residents who share a fence line with Pershing School, told the Springfield Public Schools board the community was surprised to learn that the Pershing project promoted in Proposition S would place a rebuilt school closer to private homes rather than at the school’s current footprint. “We are surprised and disappointed nothing has ever been mentioned to the neighbors most impacted with this change,” Benton said.
Benton said neighbors…
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