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A contentious debate about two old school buildings, part 2

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published May 20, 2026 at 5:46 PM EDT
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Rochester City Council voted Tuesday night on what to do with two vacant city school district buildings — specifically, a proposal that would allow for the sale of two buildings to charter schools.

Council voted to sell one building and not the other. We sit down with three Council members to discuss their votes.

In studio:

To hear the first part of this discussion, click here.

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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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Julie Williams
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson." She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.
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