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Florida district buys site for new elementary school

Marion County system struggled to find a tract that could accommodate school construction.
March 28, 2007

The Marion County (Fla.) School Board is buying 20 acres for an elementary school site. The school board has agreed to pay $50,000 per acre for the property, which had an average appraisal price of $43,000 per acre. Finding acceptable sites in the northwest part of the county for a new school has been a challenge. Most of the few pieces of property big enough to build a new elementary school were not shaped in a way suitable for school construction.

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