Munster schools back away from CVPA purchase

The School Town of Munster is passing on potentially buying the Center for Visual and Performing Arts, making way for a possible town purchase. STM said Wednesday morning in a release that it’s completed its evaluation of the purchase of 1040 Ridge Rd., for which it issued a resolution to pursue at its March 11 meeting. After looking at such items as property use, viability of maintaining current programming and services, operational cost, short- and long-term district and community needs, community preferences and potential drawbacks associated with purchasing it — such as residents voting against any future referendums for which […]