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Polk outlines plan to make Tenorock High a special-needs shelter; permanent generator timeline extends past next hurricane season
Summary
Polk County staff briefed the board on a state grant to fund a permanent generator at Tenorock High School to serve as a special-needs shelter, but lead times and partial grant coverage mean the campus may need leased equipment to be fully operational before the next hurricane season.
Polk County School District staff told the board on Feb. 25 they are moving ahead on a state grant to install a permanent generator at Tenorock High School so the campus can serve as a special-needs shelter.
Assistant staff lead Josh McLemore and Superintendent Fred Hyde said the district recently received a rough copy of the grant from the Florida Division of Emergency Management and that some grant paperwork needs correction. "It looks like we're about to cross the finishing line with this," McLemore said.
McLemore and…
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