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Board revisits Lake Marion land purchase as board members weigh infrastructure costs and timing
Summary
Staff reintroduced a proposal to acquire a Lake Marion site in northeast Polk County for long-range district needs; board members raised questions about utility extensions, road work, development timelines and whether the site is suitable for a school or better for maintenance and transportation uses.
District facilities staff reintroduced the proposal to acquire the Lake Marion site in northeast Polk County as a land-banking opportunity to meet long-range needs for maintenance, warehousing, transportation and potentially a K–8 campus.
The presenter said parts of the Poinciana area are pre-entitled for development and that Tohopekaliga (the local utility provider) is extending water and wastewater lines, but added the timing of utility extensions and road improvements will drive when lots can be developed. Staff provided recent building-permit counts for the Poinciana area and…
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