Schools › School Board meeting of Apr 28, 2025
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.
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 utility easement granting the Town of Howey in the Hills access to a lift station and utility line that crosses the Lake Hills School property.
What changes The Town of Howey in the Hills will have an official easement to access the lift station for maintenance and infrastructure installation on the school property.
Who and the money The Town of Howey in the Hills; no additional fiscal impact.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "granting this easement is a necessary step in the installation and maintenance of necessary utilities and access to the lift station to install the infrastructure"
Where Lake Hills School property
Why (staff, quoted) "The Town has subsequently discovered that a portion of the utility line to the lift station crosses the Lake Hills School property, therefore requiring an easement."
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
Utility Easement in Favor of the Town of Howey in the Hills for UtilitiesLake County Schools agenda, Apr 28, 2025, item 8.10. Open the agenda on BoardDocs
I recommend approval of the Utility Easement in favor of Town of Howey.
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 a mitigation agreement for the Whispering Hills Residential Development to provide funding for needed high school capacity.
- Next item: Approved an agreement with the Lake County Sheriff's Department for 11 crossing guards at school zones for the 2024-2025 school year for $149,026.00.
- All items from Apr 28, 2025