An overlay shows a proposed extension to the north parking lot at Western Avenue School in Flossmoor. The District 161 Board of Education decided not to pursue the project at this time. (Provided image)
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District 161 board questions cost, need for expanded Western Avenue parking lot

The Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education indicated Monday that it does not plan to move forward with a proposed expansion of the parking lot at Western Avenue Elementary School after board members questioned whether the nearly $620,000 project was necessary.

District administrators presented conceptual plans for expanding the school’s north parking lot by 57 spaces, increasing the total number of parking spaces at the campus from 67 to 124. The proposal was brought…

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