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Council tables action on Garfield Elementary School property pending charter-school opportunity
Summary
Council members voted to table further city acquisition activity of the Garfield Elementary School property until a charter school has been given the opportunity to acquire it, following public forum feedback.
Discussion of the Garfield Elementary School property continued Dec. 10 after community comment at a Dec. 3 public forum prompted staff to rethink research direction.
Taylor Sizemore with RST told the council he changed the direction of his research after the public forum, conveying community preference for the property to be used as a school. Mayor Gary Blackburn said he met with Rogers Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Perry and that the city had rejected the presented warranty deed. Following that discussion, Council Member Kitterman moved to table any further city activity on acquiring the Garfield Elementary School property until a charter school has the opportunity to acquire it. Council Member Rambo seconded the motion, which carried unanimously.
The motion pauses city acquisition efforts; the transcript does not record any specific charter-school proposals, timelines, or the precise terms of the previously presented warranty deed. The council did not take further action on the property during the Dec. 10 meeting.
