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Residents urge Banks school board to preserve historic high school as options are weighed
Summary
Members of the Banks community and historical society urged the Banks School District 13 board on Nov. 12 to consider renovating rather than demolishing the old high school, citing cultural heritage, grant opportunities and educational benefits; the board scheduled community review and next procedural steps.
A series of public-comment speakers on Nov. 12 urged the Banks School District 13 board to preserve the district’s historic high school rather than demolish it.
A resident (speaker 11) told the board removing the building would erase “public historical and cultural identity” and diminish community pride, and urged the district to explore preservation funding and rehabilitation options rather than assuming demolition is the cheaper route. The speaker argued that preservation creates educational and community-engagement opportunities for students and residents.
A second commenter who said they belong to the historical…
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