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ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — Watchful parents on the playground at Whispering Pines Park in Port St Lucie are also watching the growth in St Lucie County.

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“I mean the growth is rapid,” said Bernard King from Port St. Lucie.

Rapid growth, King’s watched happen over the last 18 years.

He now has two kids in the district.

“The kids aren't in an overcrowded space,” said King. “They’re able to learn at a smaller scale.”

King thinks the newly built Legacy High school, opening this year in Tradition, will help accommodate the growth.

“I think anytime you add something with a good system in it, I think that's al

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