Voters in these 6 Utah cities will vote in November to split from the Alpine School District

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AMERICAN FORK — The six cities that formed an interlocal agreement in July to study a split from the Alpine School District on Tuesday unanimously voted to place the split on the ballot come November, giving residents the opportunity to decide on whether or not their cities will split from the state’s largest district.

The proposal would see the cities of Alpine, American Fork, Cedar Hills, Draper, Highland and Lehi form their own district after a rare, joint public meeting was held in June between the aforementioned city councils.

The groups heard the results of a feasibility study and kicked off a 45-day public comment period for the creation of a new district, which is tentatively being called the Central School District, though that is subject to change.

Across the six city council meetings held Tuesday, one prevailing sentiment was echoed by the council members: Residents want the chance to vote on the split.

“I’m glad that we have involved the public, chiefly because we’ve heard comments from people about how the City Council isn’t elected to oversee education. That’s for the school board representatives,” Lehi City Councilwoman Paige Albrecht said.

Read the full story and more from Logan Stefanich on KSL.com.

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