More on the Swan Creek Petition to Leave the Madison School District

Sandy Cullen:

The Madison School Board and the Oregon School Board both are scheduled to address the petition at their Feb. 27 meetings.

The land on which the subdivision is located was previously part of the Oregon School District. It was transferred effective July 1, 2003, to the Madison district in exchange for commercial property, said Clarence Sherrod, attorney for the Madison School District.

School boards in both districts also agreed not to allow the land to be transferred back, said Madison School Board President Carol Carstensen.

"I do not want them to leave," Carstensen said, adding, "I certainly understand their concern over the uncertainty."

Carstensen said some Swan Creek residents who want to remain in the Madison School District "are not happy at the timing" of the petition, which they thought would used as a "last-ditch" option.

The petition, statutes and more details can be found here.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at February 9, 2006 6:08 AM
Subscribe to this site via RSS/Atom: Newsletter signup | Send us your ideas