Opinion No.

The Honorable Gene Jeffress State Senator 1483 Ouachita 47 Louann, AR 71751

Dear Senator Jeffress:

I am writing in response to your request, submitted on behalf of the mayor of the city of Thornton, for my opinion on the following questions:

1. Can a school district dispose of school property located within the boundaries of the municipality by donating the property to the municipality for public use?

2. Can a municipality accept school property that is no longer in use (buildings and land) donated to it by a school district?

In correspondence to you, the mayor reports that the property at issue…