The Brainerd School Board closed its meeting partway through its Monday, March 18, meeting to discuss acquiring 10 properties to help further renovations and additions at four school facilities.
Minnesota statutes 13.44 and 13D.05 allow government bodies to close a meeting involving data classified as not public. In this case, the purpose of the closed meeting was to discuss appraised values of private properties and negotiations to purchase the properties.
The properties discussed are near Brainerd High School and Lowell, Harrison and Garfield elementary schools.
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