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School board agrees to draft letter backing Inverness railroad-street paving request
Summary
After a presentation by the city of Emeritus, the Citrus County School Board voted to draft a letter of support for cooperative funding to pave Railroad Street near Inverness Middle School to ease school-area traffic.
The Citrus County School Board agreed to prepare a letter of support for a city request to seek state cooperative funding to pave Railroad Street, a city right-of-way along the north boundary of Inverness Middle School.
Eric Williams, identified in the meeting as representing the City of Emeritus, told the board that changes to the nearby highway and renewed residential building activity were increasing traffic pressures near the school and that reopening and paving Railroad Street could provide a circulation alternative to relieve congestion at school drop-off and pickup times.
Williams asked the school board for a letter that would show local support for the city's legislative ask; he said the city planned to request approximately $3 million from state sources, with a $1 million local match. Board members discussed potential impacts on school traffic patterns and on neighboring properties, and they endorsed sending the support letter.
The board voted unanimously to authorize staff to prepare and the chair to sign a letter of support; staff said they would coordinate with the superintendent and city officials to finalize the language before the legislative delegation meeting.
Why it matters: board members said improved circulation near Inverness Middle School could reduce safety risks during high-volume drop-off and pickup periods and reduce local congestion created by recent highway changes.
Action details: motion to authorize staff to draft a letter of support for the City of Emeritus's Railroad Street paving request; outcome: approved unanimously.
