The City of Grapevine is pushing back against the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District, asking leaders to reconsider a proposal that could close several elementary schools.

City officials and district leaders are exchanging strongly worded letters over the future of local campuses.

Mayor says city felt compelled to act

Mayor William Tate said while city officials didn't want to intervene, they felt it was time to take the debate public.

"We really didn't want to get involved. But we felt it was time to get the debate out in public," Tate said.

In a letter sent to the GCISD school board, Tate and the Grapevine City Council raised concerns about the district's plan to address a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall.

District faces multimillion-dollar deficit

Last week, the

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