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Sarasota partners stress interlocal planning as housing growth pushes school capacity
Summary
At the convocation of governments, Sarasota County Schools and municipal officials reviewed the interlocal agreement and growth projections, citing large new developments, overcapacity at several campuses and plans to reduce portable classrooms through phased school openings and targeted additions.
Sarasota County officials and school-district leaders used the convocation of governments to underscore the role of their interlocal agreement in coordinating school facility planning as widespread residential development accelerates across the county.
Presenters reviewed the agreement’s statutory origins and the mechanics that bind local governments and the school district: annual exchanges of population projections, a district five‑year work plan shared for comprehensive plan amendments, and requirements for school concurrency determinations and letters of receipt for residential approvals. District staff said those processes are meant to…
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