The closing of the school was part of the district’s two-year, about $7 million cost reduction plan.
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The school district says the site was appraised at $1.2 million. If the legislation is approved, Superintendent Robert O’Leary and Treasurer Eric Beavers will advertise the site for sale by auction. If necessary, the district could sell the land in a private sale, too.
The Vandalia-Butler Board of Education meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. in the Board of Education room on Tuesday.
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