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Resident urges closing elementary school to build senior community center
Summary
At a Nov. 4 Harper Woods Board of Education workshop, resident George Cotton suggested closing one elementary school to create a senior community center during public comment; the board recorded the suggestion but no formal action was taken.
At the Nov. 4, 2025, workshop of the School District of the City of Harper Woods Board of Education, resident George Cotton used the public-comment period to suggest the district close one of its elementary schools and repurpose the site to build a senior community center. The suggestion appears in the approved meeting minutes; no formal motion or vote is recorded in the minutes.
The workshop, called to order by President Terry Hughes at 6:30 p.m., primarily reviewed agenda items that included a Second Semester School of Choice presentation (listed under Carrie Tenkel), a 2025–26 tuition-resolution item (Radu Iacoban), an annual turkey-drive initiative (Kiara Phillips) and the 2025–26 board meeting calendar (Steven McGhee). Under "Future Action Items," personnel matters listed several overnight/extended travel items: Steven McGhee to attend the NABSE 53rd Annual Conference in Chicago, Dec. 9–15, 2025; President Terry Hughes, Ramona Dunn-Simmons and Diana Nimmons listed for the Advocacy Institute in Washington, D.C., Feb. 1–3, 2026. The minutes do not record approvals, motions or vote tallies for those travel listings.
Roll call for the workshop recorded Terry Hughes, Johnetta Tabron, Reginald Tabron, Stacey White, Ramona Dunn-Simmons, Diana Nimmons and Frankie Brooks as present. The board closed the meeting at 6:53 p.m.; the minutes were signed by Secretary Stacey White.
The submitted minutes record the public comment but do not indicate board response or a follow-up plan regarding George Cotton’s proposal. Any formal consideration, staff analysis, or next steps would have to be proposed at a future meeting or through staff processes noted on the agenda under "Future Action Items."
