The village of Coal City and the Coal City School District 1 Board have approved the annexation of the Coal City Early Childhood Center at 755 S. Carbon Hill Road and the farmland behind the district office.

Superintendent Chris Spencer told the board that this allows the village of Coal City to move forward with their annexation.

“This allows us to move forward in talking to the village,” Spencer said. “They approached us and asked if we were interested in it being annexed.”

Spencer said the land being annexed will help the district if it ever comes time to build on the farmland. It’ll be easier to get the district tied into the sewer and water systems.

Spencer said he’ll next contact Village Administrator Matt Fritz to determine what he needs next from the district.