The Future of Crawford School

There have been a number of articles in the Tribune lately about school district property sales, including on December 21 one that stated that the school board intended to address the “future home of the district administrative offices.” The SCAN board sent a letter to the school board, city council, and the mayor to go on record in support of the current use of Crawford School, and in opposition to any sale that would result in rezoning the property as high density residential or commercial. We’ve received responses from council members Tom Wacha and Matt Goodman and mayor Ann Campbell, indicating support for use of the land as low density residential should the school board choose to sell; and council members Jeremy Davis and Victoria Szopinski, indicating their desire for a dialog between the city and the school board if they vote to dispose of the property. David Putz, school board member, indicated his interest in “finding uses for properties that may no longer be used by the district that are supportive of the neighborhoods in which they reside”. We appreciate their positive responses.