School money axed by board - Southingtonlibrary.org

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The Observer, Thursday, May 22, 1997
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The parcel of land Ihat the Boord of Education wonts the town to purchase IS located behind Kennedy Middle
School next to Buckland Street
Town asked ~to
hel school
get extra land for ballfield
By .-\l','DREW T. OLlYASTRO
staff U'TI trr
-\t the n'll'nt Ic)",n ( ounul
meetIng. the Board of FdulJtlOn
'iUhnlltted a It'neT l''''(prt:,'~mg 10-
tere,r 10 pun:hJ~lng J parcel ot
4rnl. .dlal·OR! -·J.>Im./-. K.,,,,.d.,,
\IIJdle ",h""I\ athletIC fid.!s .
The lener ".ted thJt the parlei
,,"ould "pro-
\ uJc.· needt'd
space tor phYSIcal
educaoon and for
the mIddle
school SUller
program It could
be used b\ the
boys' or gIrls'
team as a praco(e
sire and reheve the demand on tht"
one field that I~ current!\ J\adable"
CounCIl ChaIrman -\ndre" J
\Ieade addr""ed the lener dunn!!
the meetmg and then torn anled It
to 1"",'Tl Anornev D3\,d P Kelle\
for further rc'\,e~ .
Kelley saId that the town has
not \Cf d."ot.u'i,ed price \\Ith the
realty company but would prt lfuhh
hJ\c a number h\ thc nt'xt
counnl meeting o;theduled tor
IiJesda}, .\Iay 27
-Iown .\tanager John \\'elchsci
saId that the counCIl "ould
most Ilkel} be open to such a reque",
saying that puhlrc land In
Southington has alv-ays heen undersl1ed
":-';orth Center School and
Plant",lIe School are example, of
the (o,,-n schools that are all on
po"age stamps: saId \\'elchsel
"J FK does not have the hlggest
campus and the counCIl should
h3\e a favorahle and conslderahle
request to help them get that addloonal
space."
'We have the leo5t
.\ leade -aId the counCIl would
.. upport tht' Board of F ducatlon'~
"J~hl'''' as long J'i the land "as at a
reasonahle pru..c. but unnl then, It
I' tough to commit to the acqul~lflon
"A: 1lu. UllU' 1 ,
lno" "hat 'and of numbers we
.re t.lllng dhour," saId .\Ieade "It
~eems like
\\ ht'never the
to"" wants
something It
turns to gold, 'i0
",e'll haH to
\\ au and 'tee depending
on the
amount of land' ...
JFK PrinCipal
Robert lasbury "
pnce
\1 e a d e
added that If the pnce \\ J" um"oldcrahle.
the counlll "DuIJ find (1)(
from the Board of FduC3t10n IU'i(
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