Schools
Bids to Buy LW210 Land Awarded
Lincoln-Way Community High School District awarded bids for three properties once meant for new schools.
NEW LENOX, IL - Lincoln-Way High School District 210 has agreed to sell three of its land parcels that were originally marked for future schools. The school district awarded three successful bids this week for two properties in Manhattan and one in Tinley Park, according to a Daily Southtown report.
The board of education authorized its attorney to draw up sales contracts with Woodman’s Markets, the Manhattan Park District and Spiess Farms.
Woodman’s Markets plans to spend $4.5 million for 72 acres of district property at 181st and Harlem Avenue in Tinley Park.
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The Manhattan Park District bid $701,500 for a 78-acre site on Smith Road in Manhattan. A site Park District director Julie Popp called a “gem” and possibly an area to hold a future sports complex.
Spiess Farms offered $1.2 million for 100 acres at 16462 W. Manhattan Road.
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All bids are pending further approval.
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