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Board votes 4–2 to expand search beyond Village of Walden for elementary school site
Summary
After debate about whether village options were fully explored, the Valley Central board voted 4–2 to expand the district's search for an elementary school site beyond the Village of Walden.
The Valley Central School District board voted 4–2 to adopt a resolution expanding the search area for a new elementary school site beyond the Village of Walden.
Chair Joseph Bond introduced the resolution, saying the initial search within the village has not yielded a viable site and that the resolution would broaden the search area while not excluding the village. Board members raised concerns during discussion: one member said the village might not have been fully explored and urged more community involvement in site exploration before expanding the search; another emphasized the need to leave the geographic scope open to avoid repeated future votes.
After discussion, the board took the motion and approved it by a 4–2 vote. The motion as presented expands the geographic scope of the real-estate search but does not commit the board to a specific alternate site or to a specific procurement path; any recommended site will require future board approval and further public disclosures.
Board members asked staff to continue outreach and research; the record does not show a specific timetable or a narrowed list of candidate areas. The board then moved on to the capital financing resolution and remaining agenda items.
