$68 million elementary under construction in Crescent City, Florida

The new campus is part of the Putnam County district's 10-year facility revitalization plan.
Aug. 19, 2024
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The Putnam County (Florida) District has broken ground on a $68 million elementary school in Crescent City.

The Palatka Daily News reports that the district plans to relocate stuents from Middleton-Burney Elementary School to the new, unnamed campus when it opens before or during the 2025-26 school year.

The new school is part of the school district’s 10-year revitalization plan, Superintendent Rick Surrency said. Funds for construction come from a 2022 bond referendum.

The groundbreaking is part of the first phase of the district’s revitalization plan, which also includes construction of an elementary school in Paltaka.
 
Phase 2 will see the district build a second Palatka elementary school and an elementary school in Melrose. During Phase 3, extensive renovations will be carried out at Browning-Pearce Elementary School in San Mateo and Robert H. Jenkins Jr. Elementary School in Interlachen.
 
In addition to building new elementary schools, the district is using state funds to construct a replacement for Crescent City Junior-Senior High School. 
 
In Phases 2 and 3 of the junior-senior high school builds, the district will seek state funds to build new facilities in Interlachen and Palatka

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