Although the New Lenox Park District has been mentioned as a candidate to take over the old Cherry Hill School, there has been no formal proposal, a Park Board member said.
Village Administrator Russ Loebe said a letter was being sent from the Village Board asking whether the Park Board wants the school, which is scheduled for demolition to make way for construction in the spring.
The decision to tear down the school built in 1962 was made this year after the New Lenox Elementary District 122 School Board learned repairs and drainage requirements for an addition would be less economical than a new school.
New Lenox trustees said recently that the building might be suitable for office use or Park District programs depending on repair costs.
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School officials have said that leaving the building on the property would require a reworking of construction plans for the new school.