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Board reviews district properties, asks staff to pursue appraisal on 5-acre parcel
Summary
At a workshop the Highlands County School Board identified several vacant parcels and leases — including a small lot near RCMA, a 5-acre site on State Road 621 and the HEC building held in trust — and agreed staff should pursue an appraisal and review lease insurance before any sale or transfer.
The Highlands County School Board met in workshop to review district-owned real estate and directed staff to pursue a limited next step on one parcel.
Miss Tinajero, who led the property review, told the board that the district’s property list omitted a building commonly called the HEC building because county records show the Heartland Education Consortium (HEC) listed first and Highlands County School Board positioned as trustee. Miss Nash, the board attorney, confirmed HEC is composed of multiple districts and that Highlands holds the property as trustee for the consortium. She said any sale would be subject to the consortium agreement and that sale proceeds would be apportioned among member districts per that agreement.
The review highlighted a handful of vacant parcels the…
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