Palm Bay’s School Concurrency System Has Gaps. The Lotis Vote Showed How They Play Out.
Palm Bay, FL -- Two elementary schools serving southwest Palm Bay are already above 100% capacity. The middle school serving that same area lacks sufficient capacity to absorb projected students. Bayside High is at 90% and projected to cross 100% by 2027. And development proposals for thousands of additional homes in those attendance zones keep arriving at City Hall.
School concurrency is Florida’s legal tool for slowing that process down. It requires developers to show that schools can handle the students before they get approval to build. In Brevard County, it does impose real conditions on…
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