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- Minutes: The board approved three sets of minutes (recorded vote stated as \"passes four-zero\").

- Clerk of Court consent agenda: Four items were presented and approved as part of the Clerk’s consent agenda (vote recorded as \"passes five-zero\").

- Proclamations: The board adopted proclamations designating March 2025 as Irish American Heritage Month and the week in March as Florida Surveyors and Mappers Week; both proclamations were approved without recorded opposition during the meeting's proclamation segment.

- County Commission consent agenda: The board approved the commission consent agenda while pulling Tabs 8, 9 and 11 and adding Tab 22 as an addendum for separate consideration. Tab 8 (Orange Street/Sorrento roundabout engineering) was later approved 4-1 with an amendment to limit CRA funding to the eligible in-boundary share (see separate article). Tabs 9 and 11 were tabled for further staff work (Tab 9: staff to rework sign/notice language; Tab 11: procurement/security-services item rescheduled for a later meeting).

- Ordinance, first reading (Tab 21): The board conducted a first reading of an amendment to the Land Development Regulations (Chapter 2) to define and permit natural gas resiliency facilities in commercial and industrial districts and to allow solar facilities in the agricultural district, noting the changes were required by state law; the board voted to move the item to second and final reading.

Ending: Staff will execute follow-up tasks for the tabbed items and return to the board with revised proposals or additional information as requested.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lake County BCC Regular Board Meeting - March 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its March 11 meeting the Lake County Board approved minutes and multiple consent items, proclaimed March observances, approved engineering for a Mount Plymouth roundabout (4-1), tabled a proposed change to notice-sign rules and a procurement item, and moved one LDR amendment to second reading.","taxTitle","Lake County, Florida","taxId",4691,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6096369,"Lake Economic Area Development reports $100M fiber investment and other leads; commissioners press for measurable job outcomes",231,2996000,3227000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2833199-8dc4ede8b28643a23e8b8703b722b265&start=2996&end=3227","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2833199-8dc4ede8b28643a23e8b8703b722b265/thumbnail_2996000.jpg","/articles/6096369/Lake-County/Florida/Lake-Economic-Area-Development-reports-100M-fiber-investment-and-other-leads-commissioners-press-for-measurable-job-outcomes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6096369-3b7bc220f9cada0472a5d5263d5711e2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771054376&Signature=GjXcLcwOCxUAyJxgeB0xk2TQqjtu1jsFw77k5L5Zckc-2BDWOv5tsQQvYT4PPmMVHchbdnkRLQMKNSPuSFRT7D20AlkkCKVio2cJ56RHz63yU5VOHM-ASvdAY9FCQNBQ2rlvUoWe6rQfumQC2Uu2oOwd09co~GgbJMhsJXSCm-zp3bnneIiRSZxg8Gy-No6RMEBpYZL4EGkhTQpsAV3~1SWWWp6sItSgcJLR9Dv3wsN5rSDG1CeYDfTg51BaiUQdI1BzKT0NKFW7H4snepzO7abCb38khsuVd0imz32Ef2AZ3PTglzXOcjxmHMNyPmkCTUffdJpXL-7MB9Yrx31KZw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lake Economic Area Development (LEAD) updated the Board of County Commissioners on March 11 about progress against its five-year strategic plan and recent business development activity.

Abel Berry, chair of LEAD’s board, and Heather Schubert, LEAD’s chief growth officer, told commissioners LEAD has expanded private-sector investment since last fall and hosted national site selectors last week. Schubert said LEAD has raised additional private investment and has been pursuing targeted industry leads in manufacturing, logistics, agribusiness and life sciences.

At the meeting LEAD announced that Wire 3 will make a $100,000,000 capital investment in county infrastructure related to fiber and broadband and that the company expects to create 40 full‑time permanent positions plus roughly 100–200 construction jobs over 24 months. Schubert described the announcement as an example of the county’s ability to attract infrastructure investments that can broaden the tax base.

Commissioners asked for clearer, audited year‑by‑year reporting against LEAD’s published five‑year goals — 3,500 new primary jobs and assistance to entrepreneurs — and discussed the importance of available industrial inventory and shovel-ready sites to convert leads into permanent local jobs. Several commissioners said they want metrics that distinguish local permanent hires from short-term construction or out-of-area contractor labor.

Ending: LEAD will continue outreach to site selectors, pursue targeted industries and coordinate with county staff on inventory and infrastructure work; commissioners asked for more granular job-count reporting in future updates.","Lake Economic Area Development (LEAD) presented a progress report on its strategic plan, including a Wire 3 announcement of a $100 million infrastructure investment that the presenter said will support 40 permanent jobs and up to 200 construction jobs; commissioners asked for clearer year-by-year job-tracking against LEAD's five-year goals.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6096373,"County staff to review records after prospective buyer raises 1988 site-plan approval for long‑running daycare",304,667000,971000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2833199-8dc4ede8b28643a23e8b8703b722b265&start=667&end=971","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2833199-8dc4ede8b28643a23e8b8703b722b265/thumbnail_667000.jpg","/articles/6096373/Lake-County/Florida/County-staff-to-review-records-after-prospective-buyer-raises-1988-site-plan-approval-for-longrunning-daycare","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6096373-1714d9fde1cd603215d40a88f92f54c9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771054376&Signature=Xei~08-Nm86fBX7KV103-beuQgRBZV3YtOtGZbIxPn-YO~0rXom-aIcIcv6il2Oknhlxa7MCH3HjcgLGLiI7kNnfjM0keNb1LnkBqitUcDn6gYIbsbbEdgifKJ8RfCXHcOM~pSovb1Gyk5p8T~Lvy-IYQP~-pu4pNElkNSn3aiDH3vEfQlHJWX-MaT09uuCZ5eokA5igVAA-9NKX4XOhExb4aFNPhx1u6J3N2G7ktjUzsYCI7zfSjk~E4nPSotAEJjBG0HDLxu7TX1PwUyC8GNSNaQsvuAekFLazxVDGWDApEVrF8uVylPfL1jN7t758L5lSfpZOYAakID0lF2crmQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Darien Woods, representing Lake County Prep Academy as a prospective purchaser, asked the Board of County Commissioners on March 11 to “honor its prior ruling” after he said a 1988 site-plan approval for the childcare property could not be found in current county records and that missing records might threaten the center.

Woods said the site plan was reviewed on Jan. 27, 1988, formally approved by the board on Feb. 9, 1988 and recorded as \"Ordinance number 6-88.\" He told the board the facility has served Lake County families for more than 50 years and said losing the center over a “county record keeping error” would worsen a countywide childcare shortage.

Bill Ondelich, Lake County building official, told the board staff had searched planning, building and zoning records and had not located permits documenting a conversion from a single-family structure to a daycare use. \"We could not find any permits for the conversion,\" he said, and added that aerial records suggested unpermitted structures were added around 2017. Ondelich said staff spoke with licensing and the fire marshal and planned to try to reach a settlement agreement with the owner or prospective buyer to bring the property into compliance if necessary.

The county attorney clarified the board does not have jurisdiction to waive code-enforcement requirements on individual properties; code-enforcement cases are handled by the county's special master. The board nevertheless directed staff to gather historic records and to attempt to resolve the matter administratively before any case would move forward to code enforcement.

Ending: Staff said they will continue historic-record searches, coordinate among building, planning, fire and licensing staff, and report back to the board before any enforcement action is filed.","A prospective buyer and operator of Lake County Prep Academy told commissioners the daycare has served families for decades and that a 1988 site-plan approval appears to be misplaced in county records; building officials said no permits were found for a change of use and staff will search historic records before any code-enforcement action.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6096379,"Board tables change to land-use notice signs after hours of public comment on QR codes and notice radius",1187,2403000,3590000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2833199-8dc4ede8b28643a23e8b8703b722b265&start=2403&end=3590","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2833199-8dc4ede8b28643a23e8b8703b722b265/thumbnail_2403000.jpg","/articles/6096379/Lake-County/Florida/Board-tables-change-to-land-use-notice-signs-after-hours-of-public-comment-on-QR-codes-and-notice-radius","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6096379-7d7e92b6f00e67b83fb2a8dbc6bca0a0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771054376&Signature=KCIDk6PI1ZWgFTOEdXtaVUOstFgoayljHhtyR~OC~qZOL7ULGDzNxS4XK3T5fmBnMmIQ9Jya5q5gtGMhbKiz5LACmJgIzAZMWrIPeQ3QG~AQ56qMqtAB3O5GqVLGsctuloqUcnGGVHGysUNTm79ZDoYCCPZMx2Y4LuSneNqZHHw16H~kvoV4h4lxjE-vjkuI8Z8dBf8lfAiuIAVhf8czjw6ztTPwj9kV~JB6r7sbwOECk70x-gcYhyd2GXRGk1lHkE5oAIc-lW27NAlCWcSpxA~biMOUKuNuJUpeyymPvhiZHrEpKVBQQFMbzwpMwknHptheGlxPIsNSIwAHedhHZA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lake County Board of County Commissioners took no action March 11 on a proposed amendment to land-development notice procedures that would allow reusable signs with a QR code and a website link instead of the current hand-written, single-use signs.

Mike Fitzgerald, director of the Office of Planning and Zoning, told the board the change would “embrace technology” and reduce sign waste, while reaffirming existing statutory timing requirements for newspaper advertising. Fitzgerald said the proposed sign would be \"a generic sign that says that a public hearing is proposed for the property. Website. The Planning and Zoning Board has also made a recommendation that the sign include the phone number,\" to provide an alternative for people who do not use digital tools.

Multiple commissioners and scores of members of the public urged the board not to reduce on-sign information. Jane Hepting, president of the Lake County Conservation Council, said 10 days' notice is not sufficient for neighbors to research a proposal: “10 days notice is not enough time for a neighbor to do some research into the property,” she said. Other speakers asked that mailed notice go to 1,000 feet instead of the current 300-foot (staff said it often practices 500 feet), and that mailed notice be provided at least 30 days before a decision.

Speakers with disabilities warned that replacing readable text with QR codes could limit access. Barbara Morris, who called in, said she relies on others to photograph signs and forward them; if signs were QR-only she said she would be excluded: “I'm homebound. I rely on other people... That's gonna be removed from me if you do this.” Several residents also raised the risk of tampering or fraudulent QR stickers and said signage should remain readable from the road.

Several commissioners suggested compromises: include both readable summary text and a QR code, add a county phone line/menu option for property-specific inquiries, and produce sign mock-ups for the board to review. The board’s consensus was to take no action and direct staff to rework the proposed ordinance to address signage content, accessibility, and notice radius; staff will return with a revised draft in a few months.

Ending: Staff will prepare sign mock-ups, consider adding a phone-access option, and revisit mailed-notice distance and timing before returning to the board.","The board declined to take action March 11 on a proposed amendment to the Lake County Land Development Regulations that would allow reusable signs with QR codes for development notices. Commissioners and members of the public debated whether QR-code-only signs would reduce accessibility; staff was asked to return with a revised proposal.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6096384,"Commissioners approve engineering for Mount Plymouth roundabout; CRA funding limited to in-boundary share",323,2073000,2396000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2833199-8dc4ede8b28643a23e8b8703b722b265&start=2073&end=2396","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2833199-8dc4ede8b28643a23e8b8703b722b265/thumbnail_2073000.jpg","/articles/6096384/Lake-County/Florida/Commissioners-approve-engineering-for-Mount-Plymouth-roundabout-CRA-funding-limited-to-in-boundary-share","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6096384-6e51ea5b35cbeb531740698bb097ac89/orig.mp4?Expires=1771054376&Signature=C8tx~MUBSDxyLXEXDTHeKA8WVX0sEJ9f8le1akrT50-iUyY0C6~RHh3bNevPIq2ehdgUHVy9IuoovgC6OU8S~k6UKAXUmddpXIG70AvJJkieXmGor3aGwj54NDPbLDtc7QXi9xpNSkOOr0yeUgzV1YWamP0wrgYiQqkr3hqH3yzwbI1xVazYPWnSzdgtvLmgCZjX8Tr1yzpSGQcg9SD42~ue87wSA4mXndU0oK1lRrMx9uv5v2sl8Rf-ZREQW3f~tB6W4G2iF2iS09KwU0JOCA8pwwiNhddPzXqSCPBFZXeCJWA5HoLWdmweKX43FeBcOOFBOCM6-90wuqh-3QMzRA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lake County Board of County Commissioners voted March 11 to approve engineering work for a proposed roundabout at Orange Street and Sorrento Avenue in the Mount Plymouth area, with the county amending the transfer to use only the portion of Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) reserve funds that are legally eligible. The motion carried 4-1.

The project sponsor described the work as the first major transportation improvement envisioned by the CRA for the downtown Main Street district; staff said engineering is required before state and federal grants can be sought. County Attorney advised the board that CRA funds cannot be used outside the CRA boundary: “You should not use CRA funds outside the boundary of the CRA,” he said, noting the county must calculate the eligible percentage and identify other funding for the remainder.

Supporters said the engineering step is needed to unlock grant applications and to move the CRA’s transportation program forward. Commissioners who opposed or hesitated cited the timing and risk that an engineering study could sit unfinished for years if funds for construction were not available. One commissioner said, in part, that engineering could be “shelved for another five years even after engineering is done.”

The motion was amended on the floor so the budget transfer only covers the portion of the engineering cost that the county legal opinion says is inside the CRA boundary; the remainder must be funded from other transportation sources. The board recorded the measure as approved by 4 votes in favor and 1 opposed.

The county will now proceed to finalize engineering scope and determine the exact CRA-eligible percentage before transferring CRA reserve funds. Staff also said the engineering approval would allow grant applications for safety and complete-streets funding.

Ending: County staff and CRA liaisons said they will return to the board with details on the eligible CRA portion and next steps for grant applications and construction scheduling.","The Lake County Board approved engineering for a proposed Orange Street/Sorrento Avenue roundabout in the Mount Plymouth area and authorized a budget transfer limited to the portion of costs that fall inside the Community Redevelopment Area boundary. The motion passed 4-1 after commissioners debated timing and grant-readiness.","actionData","errors"]

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County staff to review records after prospective buyer raises 1988 site-plan approval for long‑running daycare

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