- May 23, 2025
Last October, the Volusia County School Board OK'd a $68,000 bank loan to fund a K-8 school to replace Enterprise Elementary.
But, because the project has been delayed, the district has changed its priorities for using the bank loan and is seeking to use it to fund two other projects instead: an 11-classroom addition for Pathways Elementary in Ormond Beach, and a 20-classroom addition at Pine Ridge High School in Deltona.
The board was informed of the change at the meeting on Tuesday, April 22 — the very same meeting where the School Board approved the $8.4 million purchase of a site for the new K-8 school in a 4-1 vote. School Board Donna Brosemer voted against, citing not wanting to risk a lawsuit as the project has faced significant opposition from the DeBary City Council because of its location at the intersection of South Shell Road and Spring Vista Drive.
The district is budgeting $33 million of the bank loan for the financing of these two classroom addition projects.
As the board already approved the borrowing, School Board member Ruben Colon clarified that the agenda item was meant to inform the board of the change of priority. Staff confirmed this was correct.
A resolution will be presented to the School Board regarding the financing of these projects on May 13.
