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MULBERRY, FLA. — The Polk County School Board has purchased 19.65 acres of land from Journey Development for $1.32 million. The Mulberry site will be the future location of an 825-student elementary school. The new facility is being built to relive overcrowding in five area schools. Construction is planned for 2011 or 2012. David Hitchcock and Clay Taylor of Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate in Lakeland, Fla., brokered the transaction.