Education

Broward schools’ land shake-up may bring building boom. Next up: $14M sale in Parkland

By Scott Travis South Florida Sun Sentinel
Barron Channer, representing a proposal called “Sistrunk Rising,” speaks during a recent Broward County School Board workshop. It’s a Fort Lauderdale-area proposal that includes 300 affordable apartment units, a district training center for employees, a teacher supply store and counseling center. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Barron Channer, representing a proposal called “Sistrunk Rising,” speaks during a recent Broward County School Board workshop. It’s a Fort Lauderdale-area proposal that includes 300 affordable apartment units, a district training center for employees, a teacher supply store and counseling center. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Broward County could soon be seeing a construction boom on the sites of property now owned by the Broward School District.

As the district continues its effort called “Redefining Broward County Public Schools” to manage underenrolled schools and unneeded property, the district has been looking to sell or lease land to help offset budget cuts.

The School Board is expected to approve a $14 million deal on Tuesday with Broward Health, where the healthcare provider would purchase 10 acres of vacant property in Parkland to build an outpatient facility and possibly other development.

Most School Board members also voiced support at a June 16 workshop for a major redevelopment of North Fork Elementary in Fort Lauderdale, one of six schools the district closed this year. The project would involve affordable housing, a teacher resource center and a hotel.

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