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Some Palisades people have been pushing to get that old hardy school for a long time.  
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Some history:

The Rose Hardy School served its neighborhood as a public school for over 60 years, first as an elementary and later as a middle school. In 1996 it closed. When it closed the city proposed selling the land and building. The neighbors objected, hoping that the building could be returned to use as a public school. So instead of selling the building the city leased it, for a ten year initial term with three five year extensions. The first lease was in 1998 to the Rock Creek International School. They went bankrupt and Lab purchased the lease from the bankruptcy court. In 2008 the first five year extension was granted.

In 2013, when it was time for the second five year extension, Lab proposed a 50-year extension instead. That idea was shelved after significant community opposition but another five year extension was granted. Lab kept pushing the idea of a 50-year lease, and it kept being opposed by community members. Had nothing happened the building would have reverted to city control in 2023. However, last December, on Christmas Eve and without any community input the city signed a 15-year extension.

What is backwards? Didn't the palisade want to have Hardy public again? isnt that why they are mad at foxhall?

So you have your facts backwards. [/quote][/quote]

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