The vacant piece of property, located at Canal and 17th Street, is owned by the City of Chicago, and some say it should be used for the new CPS school
READ MORE:"Use the land you already have, don't spend the 10 million of CPS to buy a piece of land, it could go to underfunded schools," said Roderick Wilson of Lugenia Burns Hope Center.
Housing advocates said the land should used to build hundreds of affordable units, a promise they say CHA has failed to fulfill. With a population that has at least doubled in size over the past 20 years, Chinatown residents have been pushing for a new high school for decades. Surrounding neighborhoods including Bridgeport and South Loop have also grown.
Lee, who is Mayor Lori Lightfoot's handpicked alderman for the 11th Ward, said CPS has considered several alternatives sites including 17th and Canal.
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