- December 4, 2025
The Flagler County School Board discussed the district’s tentative five-year capital plan that includes between $12.5 million and $13.5 million to be spent on new construction, major projects and maintenance each year through 2029-2030.
At the Aug. 12 workshop, Plant Services Director Kory Bush presented the plan. The most expensive project this year is replacing a chiller and adding 13 new ice tanks at Flagler Palm Coast high School with a cost of $2,425,000.
Board member Janie Ruddy asked if athletic field improvements at Matanzas High School, including replacing aluminum bleachers, would be added to the capital plan in the future.
Plant Services Director Kory Bush said Matanzas was originally built with no athletic fields. Superintendent LaShakia Moore said there have been meetings with district and Matanzas administrators about what they want to see. She said comparisons can’t be made to what is spent at Flagler Palm Coast High School because those dollars are not allocated to beautify but to keep a much older facility structurally sound.
“The facilities Matanzas has, it has outgrown,” Moore said. “We don’t want to prioritize one sport.”
Moore said for now the district is looking at sound, easy fixes. Matanzas, which recently completed a $23 million school expansion, is not currently included on the five-year plan for athletic improvements.
“We don’t have dollars assigned yet,” Moore said.
