Council Meeting & Vote on Marquette School Decision

Marquette school landmark status set for Monday council meeting

Tribune Staff Report

SOUTH BEND — The South Bend Common Council will hold a public hearing and vote Monday on whether to declare Marquette Primary Center, 1905 College St., a historic landmark. The 71-year-old school is at the center of a battle between those who would like to preserve the building and those who want it torn down to build a new school.The South Bend Community Schools Corp. already has approved plans for a new $36 million building. A petition drive is under way on both sides of the case.

The issue will be discussed during the council's zoning and annexation committee meeting at 3:45 p.m. Monday in the council's informal meeting room on the fourth floor of the County-City Building. The council's 7 p.m. meeting, which will include a public hearing and the vote, will be in council chambers on the fourth floor of the County-City Building.

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