The Lyons Township High School property in question is within the boundaries of the village of Willow Springs. “Although as fiduciaries the should periodically review its assets, the possibly of needing a third LTHS campus is a distinct reality therefore, I believe LTHS should look for other alternatives to generate revenue from the LTHS property as opposed to selling it,” Bennett said in a detailed memo she sent to the school board. She also said that developing the land, but maintaining ownership of it, would provide LTHS with an annual revenue stream rather than just a one-time infusion of cash. The land is zoned as a planned development district.īennett believes LTHS should hold on to the land as a hedge against future need and in the meantime turn the land into income-producing property by developing it for some kind of use, possibly a health club or retail or office space, that could eventually be converted into a high school if needed. She believes much of the land in the LTHS’ district, including the giant UPS facility near the Tri-State, could eventually be developed into high density housing. 5 meeting.īennett, whose father served on the LTHS school board in the 1970s and 1980s including as school board president, says the demographic study is riddled with errors. Anne Bennett, an accountant and lawyer who lives in LaGrange and graduated from LTHS in 1979, addressed the issue in the public comment portion of the Dec. One community member who attended the Committee of the Whole meeting believes that it would be a mistake to sell the land. 5 to discuss setting a price for the Willow Springs land. The school board met in closed session Dec. “This is big opportunity,” Swinehart said. “It will be exciting to see what comes of this exciting opportunity,” said LTHS board member Jill Beda Daniels at the Dec.

Community members can read about the potential sale and leave feedback on a web page at. School board members say they are anxious to get community feedback about the possibility of selling the land.

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