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Thomas Ouellette
Marilyn Collier leads the gathering of the Queens. She says the organization signed an initial seven month lease with the Anderson Impact Center beginning in December 2022. When that was up, she said, the queens were never told to leave or renew. Now, says Collier, the impact center is giving them until early March to leave the space.

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Marilynn Collier
We have been in meetings with them in reference to securing a lease, and we had offered moneys to stay for so many months, and they say that it was not sustainable.

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Thomas Ouellette
When asked for comment, the board of the Impact Center sent a statement. The board says the queens have outgrown the facility and, quote, the current status has threatened the financial sustainability of the AIC. The board says the two organizations were unable to reach an agreement on the new lease. Collier says people have offered to help the Queens find a new location, but she worries there will be difficulty moving the product and equipment on such a short timeline.

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Marilynn Collier
The community is really important. It's not about, the Queens. It's not about Anderson Impact Center. It's about the community and their needs.

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Thomas Ouellette
The impact Center was originally built as a school, and now the Urban Act Academy has applied to the Ball State University Office of Charter Schools to be authorized as an official charter school. In its application, there's a lease agreement with the Impact Center. Urban Act Academy wants to start with kindergarten through second grade in August and expand to fifth grade by 2029.

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Thomas Ouellette
I'm Thomas Ouellette in Anderson.