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Hernando schools staff says Sunrise settlement agreements near final; board to receive formal approval items
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District staff and outside counsel told the Sept. 9 Hernando County School Board workshop that two settlement agreements negotiated with Sunrise’s developer and Hernando County are close to final and staff will bring the agreements to the board for formal approval once signatures and county steps are complete.
District staff and outside counsel told the Hernando County School Board on Sept. 9 that two settlement agreements addressing the Sunrise development are largely negotiated and that staff will bring formal agreements to the board for approval pending signatures and county action.
Jim Lipsey, the district school planner, introduced attorney Chris Wilson, who told the board there are two related agreements: one between the district and the developer and a parallel agreement with Hernando County. Wilson said the agreements are structured to restore the parties to the position they would have occupied before an asserted, improper amendment of the project’s DRI (Development of Regional Impact) and to provide a mechanism to amend the development agreement to include school site or impact fee terms.
Wilson said the developer agreement calls for the developer to draft an amendment to the development agreement that would either provide a school‑site donation in exchange for credits or, if the district declines the site, require the…
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