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Moore County board shifts new high‑school planning to 2028 bond, citing need for more planning and public engagement
Summary
The board voted 5–2 to delay placing a proposed new high school on the 2026 bond and directed staff to continue planning with the intention of including it in a 2028 general‑obligation bond; members debated urgency because Union Pines and Pinecrest are over capacity.
The Moore County Board of Education voted 5–2 on Feb. 16 to delay placing a proposed new high school on the 2026 bond and to direct staff to continue planning with the intent to include the project on a 2028 general‑obligation bond.
Interim superintendent Miss Purvis and Dr. Locklear recommended the shift after conversations with county commissioners and because the district lacks time to develop the comprehensive renovation and swing‑space plans required to include full high‑school modernizations on a 2026 bond. "At this time, we'd recommend that we do not plan taking a new high school to the 2026 bond, but we continue…
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