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Community groups urge keeping Sugar Creek Elementary as shared community space during board’s informal conversation
Summary
At an informal community conversation convened by the Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local board, tenants and nonprofits urged preserving space at Sugar Creek Elementary for programs that serve hundreds weekly and requested clear timelines and transition support while the board explores sale, donation or partnership options.
The Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local board held an open, early-stage conversation with tenants and community partners about the future of Sugar Creek Elementary, where nonprofits and youth groups pressed the district to prioritize continued community uses and to allow time for orderly transitions if ownership changes.
At the meeting, Jen Leclerc, chair of the Bellbrook Sugar Creek Community Support Center, said her organization ‘‘serves roughly 50 to 75 households every week’’ and needs a fixed, temperature-controlled location to store and distribute food. ‘‘We can’t do it mobilely,’’ she said, urging the board to consider timing and the center’s limited flexibility.
Pastor Roy Sherwin of Bellbrook Bible Church, a tenant in the building, described multiple weekly uses —…
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