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The Fort Washington Collegiate Church in Washington Heights sent a letter to its community recently saying that it had voted against a partnership that would lead to a charter school getting opened at the site.

The vote and email comes after a petition was signed by more than 600 people in an effort to stop the church located at 729 W. 181st St. from partnering with Civic Builders and opening the school.