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Board approves $400 million borrowing that includes funding for East High School 'NNN'; site debate persists
Summary
The Lee County School Board voted 6-0 on June 3 to authorize certificates of participation (series 2025A) up to $400 million, a financing that the district says will fund three school projects including a planned new East High School labeled NNN in board documents.
The Lee County School Board voted 6-0 on June 3 to authorize issuance of Certificates of Participation (series 2025A) in an amount not to exceed $400,000,000 to finance construction and related costs for three projects: the new East High School (referred to in board materials as NNN), a rebuild of Cypress Lake Middle and a rebuild of Hector Caffaretta Junior K‑8.
Superintendent Christina Carlin and district staff framed the motion as primarily a financing action. Doctor Nesmore (district staff) told the board that the $400 million authorization is “neutral to the site” but that, if the district intends to market the borrowing in July, “the location at that point would need to be locked in” because bond documents must describe the financed facilities.
Board members and dozens of public speakers urged the board to reconsider the planned NNN site in Alva and to relocate the high school to a district‑owned, shovel‑ready site in Lehigh Acres. Speakers raised a range of objections: traffic and safety…
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