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Lake County School Board approves Eustace Elementary site plan, defers final capacity decision
Summary
The board approved a site plan to rebuild Eustace Elementary on its existing Citrus Avenue parcel and directed staff to negotiate with Saint Thomas Episcopal Church and the City of Eustis, while postponing a final decision on the school’s capacity to a later workshop; the motion passed 4–1.
The Lake County School Board on Nov. 10 approved a site plan to rebuild Eustace Elementary School on its current Citrus Avenue site and directed staff to negotiate leases and infrastructure changes with Saint Thomas Episcopal Church and the City of Eustis, while leaving a final decision on the building’s capacity for a future meeting.
Kelly Bridal, the district planner who presented the revised master plan, said the preferred approach is to preserve the historic front of the school and Building 7 (constructed in 2006), demolish and replace older wings with modern learning spaces and reorient the school to Lemon Avenue. "We are looking at rebuilding on-site, keeping the historic front of the building, and Building 7," Bridal said, summarizing the concept and the site work needed, including a possible long‑term lease with the…
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