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School district says Sunrise settlement nearly complete; awaits county responses on two issues
Summary
An attorney for the Hernando County School District said July 29 that the district and the Sunrise developer have agreed on a settlement that would restore mitigation under the DRI but two issues — school concurrency enforcement and escrow of impact fees — remain pending with the county.
An attorney for the Hernando County School District said July 29 that the district and the Sunrise developer have agreed on a settlement that would restore the mitigation that the district would have received under the Development of Regional Impact (DRI) framework, but two outstanding matters remain with the county.
Chris Wilson of CJ Wilson Law told the school board at a workshop that the district reached agreement with the developer in mid‑May and has been working with county attorneys since then to finalize the county’s side of a settlement agreement. He said the settlement would “place the school board back in … status quo from what the DRI mitigation required.”
The update matters because the contested development touches school concurrency and impact fees that fund school capacity. If the…
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