The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 15 approved six local project requests to pursue state funding through the county’s legislative delegation.

County Manager Pope told the board the six projects reflect priorities tied to growth, court needs, resilience and transportation. The package includes historic courthouse tower repairs and reinstallation; interior reconfiguration/design work on the (new) courthouse to provide two additional active courtrooms; continued funding for the Sheriff’s Work Ethics and Training program (referred to in the meeting as the “sweat program”); Thomas Creek resiliency work; improvements tied to the State Road 200/County Road 107 intersection and a second phase to expand County Road 107 going south; and planning and design work to advance a proposed new I‑95 interchange.

Commissioner Martin moved to approve the state legislative project requests as presented by County Manager Pope; Commissioner Farmer seconded. The motion passed by voice vote with all present commissioners voting in favor.

County staff said the courthouse items respond to near‑term needs created by growth — the county recently completed one courtroom build‑out and expects to need two additional courtrooms — and that the tower repairs address aging historic fabric. Transportation items are aimed at capacity and evacuation improvements, and the I‑95 interchange was described as a long‑term priority requiring state partnership for design and permitting. Staff noted right‑of‑way acquisition will be required for the County Road 107 work; specific cost figures for each project were not provided during the meeting.

The board did not adopt specific appropriation language or amounts at the meeting; it voted to forward the six projects as its local legislative priorities for further pursuit with the legislative delegation and state agencies.