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Santa Rosa school board approves preliminary capital outlay budget; sets aside funds for new north-end high school

5556171 · May 15, 2025
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The board approved a 2025-26 preliminary capital outlay budget that projects roughly $47.1 million in revenue and identifies a $13.75 million reserve for a planned north-end high school. Staff reviewed large expenditure lines and said state funding uncertainties remain because of pending charter-school legislation and delayed state allocations.

The Santa Rosa County School Board approved a preliminary 2025–26 capital outlay budget that officials said projects about $47.1 million in revenue and earmarks $13.75 million in reserves toward a planned new high school on the north end of the county.

Mister Hill, a district finance presenter, told the board the projected revenue sources include the half-cent sales tax local capital improvement funds and the 1.5 mills local property tax allocation. Hill identified major planned expenditures in the capital budget: approximately $12.05 million in debt service (COPS…

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