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Residents press board on $9M land purchase and preschool special-education changes
Summary
During public comment, residents asked whether a reported ~$9 million purchase of 430 Talmage is finalized and raised concerns about closing preschool special-education classrooms and changing ratios; administration said the contract is under attorney review and due diligence and that class-size changes are not due to budget cuts.
Several members of the public used the board's comment period to press administrators on two operational issues: a reported land acquisition and changes affecting preschool special-education classes.
Resident Elizabeth Conway said she had been told "a contract has not been signed yet" for a proposed purchase of land referred to in the meeting as the Talmage/Talmadge property and asked why the board would publicly discuss spending about $9 million. Superintendent Eddie Alderelli and other administrators answered that the…
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