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Board accepts 24‑acre Greenpointe concurrency agreement with buy‑back option; details, timelines debated
Summary
The board approved a concurrency agreement securing 24 acres from Greenpointe for a future school site and negotiated credits for infrastructure; the agreement includes an option allowing Greenpointe to seek to buy the parcel back if the district does not place a school on the plant survey by a negotiated deadline.
The Leon County School Board unanimously approved a concurrency agreement with Greenpointe for a school site in the Wilani Hills development on July 29. Under the agreement staff said Greenpointe will convey 24 acres to the district and provide 33% of impervious acreage (about eight acres) for building and access; the negotiated concurrency amount was described as roughly $6 million.
Danny Albritton, who said the superintendent asked him to negotiate the deal, told the board Greenpointe requested an option allowing the developer to return and ask to repurchase the site at the concurrency rate if the parcel is not moved onto the district's plant survey and the district does not proceed to build. Albritton and developer counsel Gary Hunter explained the option includes a timeline tied to the plant survey process and a 90‑day period for conveyance if the district elects to add the site.
Board members pressed staff on the patchwork of dates referenced in the discussion and asked how the timeline would affect when construction might occur. Staff responded the district will include the site on the plant survey when enrollment projections show a need, DOE must approve the survey, and funding mechanisms must be pursued before construction. Albritton said Greenpointe will begin off‑site drainage work (a holding pond) in advance of any board decision.
Board members also discussed whether the conveyed site could be used for a K–8 school instead of only an elementary campus; staff said the agreement's language can be amended to reflect broader school configuration if the board wishes. The motion to approve passed unanimously; staff said the board will return with any amended language for approval if needed.
