Lake County schools consider new high school, elementary school for fast-growing Wellness Way area

CLERMONT, Fla. – With new neighborhoods rising across the Wellness Way area, Lake County school leaders will consider a plan Monday that could bring a new high school — and an elementary school — to one of the county’s fastest-growing corridors.

District leaders are expected to review a master plan during a 6 p.m. meeting. The proposal includes a new high school projected to cost about $214 million, with the district aiming to acquire land and secure funding by 2028.

Clermont resident Megan Tobon, a mother of four who moved to the area three years ago, said the possibility of more schools nearby factored into her family’s decision to relocate…

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