A large business group is calling for a new regional Catholic high school to be built in Springfield, Massachusetts.
The 400-member Springfield Chamber of Commerce in a statement Wednesday said the “best and only location” for the new school is the tornado-damaged campus of Cathedral High School on Surrey Road in Springfield.
The new school is the result of a proposed merger of Cathedral and Holyoke Catholic High School.
Springfield Bishop Mitchell Rozanski plans to announce a site by the end of this school year.
" We are moving along quickly on that," Rozanski said recently.
Chicopee Mayor Richard Kos has suggested building the new high school on the grounds of a former tire factory. Church-owned land in West Springfield is also being considered.