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Austin residents urge AISD trustees to remove Becker Elementary from surplus list
Summary
Dozens of Bolden Creek residents and parents urged the Austin ISD board to remove Becker Elementary from a proposed surplus-property list, citing its historic donation, neighborhood green space and concerns about being sold to developers; administration said surplus designation is an administrative step that can lead to repurposing rather than an inevitable sale.
Dozens of residents and parents pleaded with the Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees on March 12 to remove Becker Elementary from the district’s list of properties being considered as surplus.
“Please remove Becker from the surplus property list,” said multiple recorded callers who identified themselves as Bolden Creek neighbors, citing the school’s history, green space and community role. Several speakers noted that Herman Becker’s heirs donated the land in the 1930s with the intent it be used for education and described the campus’s live oak trees, playground and the neighborhood’s reliance on the site for community activities.
“I’m calling to ask that Becker be removed from the surplus property list,” said Ann…
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