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Approved a mitigation agreement for the Whispering Hills Residential Development to provide funding for needed high school capacity.
The vote: 5-0
Voted on as part of the consent agendaA group of routine items the Board votes on together with one motion. Any commissioner can pull an item out to discuss and vote on it separately. County Commission agendas (CivicClerk portal), one motion for several items (approval of the Consent Agenda items 8.01 through 10.04).
From the School Board's official minutes.
In plain words
A mitigation agreement for the Whispering Hills residential development, requiring the developer to pay for needed high school capacity because the district lacks space for the new students.
What changes The developer is bound to the agreed mitigation terms for providing high school capacity for the project's students.
Who and the money Applies to the Whispering Hills residential development; the record states there is no fiscal impact.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "if the School Board determines that adequate capacity does not exist but that mitigation is an acceptable alternative, the development application will remain active pending the conclusion of the mitigation negotiation period"
Where Whispering Hills Residential Development
Why (staff, quoted) "On November 6, 2024, the applicant for the residential development project was notified that high school capacity was not available to serve the proposed residential development and was offered the option to mitigate for the needed capacity."
Written from the Board's minutes and the agenda item's staff text on BoardDocs, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Agenda on BoardDocs
From the record
School Concurrency Proportionate Share Mitigation Agreement for the Whispering Hills Residential DevelopmentLake County Schools agenda, Apr 28, 2025, item 8.09. Open the agenda on BoardDocs
The Board's minutes record this item as approved, by a vote of 5-0.School Board minutes, Apr 28, 2025. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved the Proportionate Share Mitigation Agreement for the Urick and Wilder Street Residential Development to fund needed high school capacity.
- Next item: Approved a utility easement for the Town of Howey in the Hills to access a lift station and utility line crossing the Lake Hills School property.
- All items from Apr 28, 2025