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The Waco Independent School District board of trustees quietly decided to pass on the real estate offer from Baylor University for Floyd Casey Stadium and the surrounding 53 acres in exchange for the school district demolishing the aging stadium.

Board President Pat Atkins said he asked the trustees to put the item on the agenda if anyone wanted to continue the discussion, and no one chose to do so.

“There was some concern from constituents about whether or not there were better uses for the property and district funds,” Atkins said.

Initial estimates to tear the stadium down stood at around $1.6 million.

Some trustees previously had asked for more information about the plat of land behind the stadium, which was discovered to be owned by the city of Waco, Atkins said.

If the board had chosen to move forward, the district would have had to execute another contract with the city to acquire the adjoining land, he said.

The board discussed the cost of demolition, the district’s immediate instructional needs and the land owned by the city, he said.

Trustee Cary DuPuy said he didn’t support acquiring the land.