The Beechwood Board of Education has approved spending $700,000 on a 0.66-acre property located directly across from Beechwood High School to build a parking lot.
At a Monday meeting, the board approved an agreement to purchase the property at 40 Beechwood Road.
Superintendent Justin Kaiser said the district still needs to close on the property, which would be the first step toward development.
The move comes after months of discussing property acquisition in closed sessions, most recently on Aug. 18, when the board approved a resolution to take action toward acquiring the property following a closed session…