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Bonita Springs council approves 16-foot replica facade for historic school, 6-1
Summary
The Bonita Springs City Council voted 6-1 to approve a 16-foot-tall, to-scale replica facade for the destroyed historic school, after yearlong negotiations with the school board and attorneys; council members stressed the decision is a compromise aimed at keeping the school project on schedule.
Council member Folick urged the council to accept a 16-foot replica facade and asked colleagues to prioritize students as the council voted on the measure.
The Bonita Springs City Council voted 6-1 to approve a 16-foot-tall, to-scale replica facade (36 feet wide) intended to replicate the front of the historic school building that was destroyed. The vote followed more than a year of negotiations among city leaders, the school board and school attorneys over the height, width and construction details of the proposed wall.
Council member Folick, who led the city’s negotiations, told colleagues the school board’s engineers said a 16-foot wall could be built to meet wind-load and construction requirements while restoring a visual reminder of the original facade. “I would personally support it. I would ask that…
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