School board approves concurrency agreement with Greenpointe for 24-acre school site

The Leon County School Board unanimously approved a concurrency agreement with developer Greenpointe on July 29 that secures a 24‑acre site intended for a future school and establishes a negotiated concurrency payment of roughly $6,000,000.

District negotiator Danny Albritton told the board the agreement would convey 24 acres to the district and include 33% of impervious surface credited for buildings and driveways. The developer requested an option that, under certain timing conditions, would allow Greenpointe to approach the board and seek to buy back the site at the same concurrency rate; district counsel said the board would not be obligated to sell but the option exists under negotiated terms.

Timing and conveyance: Albritton said the developer agreed that once the parcel is accepted into the district’s educational plant survey, Greenpointe will have 90 days to transfer the property to the district. The transcript shows one date typed as "12/31/1929," which staff clarified during discussion is intended as a long‑range deadline (the parties discussed 2029 as the practical cutoff for the option period).

Board members raised questions about school type (elementary vs. K–8), acreage sufficiency for a middle school, infrastructure responsibility and aligning any future build to actual enrollment need rather than to land availability. Counsel for Greenpointe, speaking on the developer’s behalf, said Greenpointe retains ownership until the district requests conveyance; if the district declines to build within the option window, Greenpointe may repay the concurrency fee and proceed with development.

The motion to approve the Greenpointe concurrency agreement passed unanimously.