The need for school construction in some of Florida’s smallest, rural counties will go unmet if lawmakers only fund the official PECO list.
As part of a program where the state provides funding in small counties that lack major tax bases, the PECO request includes $16 million to finish public school projects in Hamilton and Taylor counties. It does not include another $131 million in identified K-12 projects in Liberty, Jackson, Gilchrist and Bradford counties.
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3/20/2017
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