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Council hears update on efforts to acquire former Garfield school property; Rogers Public Schools declined donor offer
Summary
Mayor Gary Blackburn read texts from co‑founders of Garfield Scholars' Academy about efforts to obtain the former Garfield school property; Rogers Public Schools declined a $100,000 offer from a local donor to acquire the site.
During unfinished business the council received an update on efforts to acquire the former Garfield school property. Mayor Gary Blackburn read texts from co‑founders of Garfield Scholars' Academy who said they are attempting to obtain the property. Mayor Blackburn reported that Rogers Public Schools declined a $100,000 offer from a local donor to purchase the site.
The council documented the update but did not take a formal vote or adopt a course of action on the property transfer at this meeting. Resolution 211, authorizing removal of an abandoned sign at 16727 US Hwy 62, was noted as having been addressed in the Code Enforcement report earlier in the meeting.
No timeline or next step for the school property transfer was recorded in the minutes of the Feb. 11 meeting.
