After months of discussions, the Polk County School Board has declined to purchase a 93-acre site in northeast Polk for an undetermined use.
The vote was 4-2 against a proposal to buy the land for $9.235 million. Board members William Allen, Travis Keyes, Justin Sharpless and Kate Wallace voted against the purchase at the April 28 meeting, while Lisa Miller and Sara Beth Wyatt voted for it. Kay Fields was absent for a family emergency.
The School Board has discussed the possible purchase in meetings since at least August. Board members had postponed at least two planned votes at previous meetings…