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The Alpine School District Board voted to close Cedar Valley Elementary School.

Julie King cited growth fiscal responsibility and educational opportunities as closure reasons.

Residents express concerns over busing students and potential overcrowding at new schools.

CEDAR FORT, Utah County —The Alpine School District Board of Education voted unanimously, in a board meeting Tuesday night, to close Cedar Valley Elementary School.

The Board of Education of the West District, also known as the Lake Mountain School District, voted to close the school last week, as state law mandates that both school districts must approve the closure.

"This was a very difficult decision made by weighing several important and sometimes competing priorities,"

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