Champaign school officials plan to start from scratch

CHAMPAIGN – The new president of the Champaign school board says it's time to take a long, hard look at district priorities and to mend fences with community leaders.

Voters Tuesday decisively scuttled building plans that were controversial from the beginning. Margie Skirvin, who was elected president of the board March 13, said although volunteers worked hard to convince taxpayers of the needs in the schools, the message clearly didn't get through.

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