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Board briefed on high‑school land assignment and appraisal discrepancies; staff say due diligence clears floodplain concerns
Summary
Staff and project representatives told the board the district is preparing to assume a land‑purchase assignment for a planned P3 high school, explained why independent appraisals varied (district appraisers lacked later-arriving due‑diligence documents), and said updated environmental and survey work shows no floodplain or protected‑species constraints on the buildable parcel.
Mr. Green and district project representatives updated Polk County School Board members on Jan. 13 about a planned assignment that would have the school board step into an existing land‑sale agreement so the district can own the underlying parcel for a new P3 high school.
Project staff said three appraisals obtained by Fortress (the original development partner) averaged a significantly higher per‑acre valuation than two earlier district appraisals. Staff explained the…
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