The City Council will vote Monday night on placing a question on the ballot for Galesburg voters to answer if they want the city to invest in turning Churchill Junior High into a community center.
The question would be non-binding meaning that the Council wouldn’t be bound by whatever the result is.
The wording on the ballot would read “should the City of Galesburg spend between $5 million and $10 million to convert the former Churchill Middle School (905 Maple Avenue) into a community/activity center?”
This item has been put on the Council agenda at the request of three aldermen.
The District 205 School Board has offered the City the property for $1 but needs millions of dollars just to bring it up to code.
The Council would have to pass a resolution by Aug. 22 to have it on the Nov 2022 ballots.
Meanwhile, the Council is also set to have on first reading the acquisition of Churchill through an intergovernmental agreement with District 205. The final vote on acquisiton could come as soon as the meeting in two weeks.
