CORTLAND — City council has approved the purchase of a former Lakeview elementary school building for $85,000 and will have an inspection done of the interior to see what its conditions are before deciding what to do with the structure.

The vote by council drew comments both for and against the decision from several of the 35 residents who attended the meeting. Council suspended the rules and gave the motion emergency passage.

Prior to the vote, council met in executive session to discuss acquisition of property and to hear comments from residents. Council purchased the property from Amberheart Inc.at $85,000 with closing costs not to exceed $3,000.

The former Cortland Elementary School is located at 264 Park St. on 2.26 acres located across from the splash pad park off Pearl Street. Th

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