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Board accepts 24-acre Greenpointe site for future school, keeps buyback option through 2029
Summary
The board approved a concurrency agreement with Greenpointe granting the district 24 acres for a potential school site and credit for 33% impervious area; Greenpointe retained an option to request repurchase at the concurrency rate if the site is placed on the district plant survey by Dec. 31, 2029.
The Leon County School Board unanimously approved a concurrency agreement with Greenpointe on July 29 that awards the district a 24‑acre school site and negotiated credits for impervious area. District negotiator Danny Albritton told the board the negotiated concurrency payment was about $6,000,000 and that Greenpointe asked for an option allowing it to approach the board to buy the property back at the concurrency rate if the site is placed on the district’s plant survey by Dec. 31, 2029.
Albritton said Greenpointe would begin off‑site drainage work (digging a holding pond) and would provide surrounding infrastructure; the developer would receive credit in negotiations for roads, sewer and water work placed around the property. Board members asked about the timeline for construction if the site is placed on the plant survey and whether the acreage could support other grade configurations; Albritton said the district will determine need before placing the site on the plant survey and confirmed infrastructure would be the developer’s responsibility.
Gary Hunter, counsel for Greenpointe, told the board Greenpointe would retain ownership of the site until the district opted to build; if the district decided not to build within the agreed timeline, Greenpointe would have a specified window to pay the concurrency fee (approximately $5.9–$6.0 million) and proceed with development.
Board members described the donation as a significant asset amid projected enrollment shifts in the county and asked staff to continue evaluating need and options, including whether a K–8 configuration could be accommodated on 24 acres. The motion to approve the concurrency agreement passed unanimously.
Next steps: staff will continue demographic analysis and, if appropriate, place the site on the district plant survey for DOE review and funding discussions. The agreement includes specified deadlines and a 90‑day conveyance/payment window if the buyback option is exercised.
