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Wakulla County commissioners approve agenda add‑on, grant letters, hazard‑mitigation generator application, airport reversion purchase and board appointments
Summary
Wakulla County commissioners amended the agenda to add a rural‑designation resolution and approved several items including a Job Growth Grant letter, a Hazard Mitigation Grant application for a sheriff’s work camp generator, a purchase of an airport reversionary interest and appointments to an appeals board.
Wakulla County commissioners on Tuesday amended their agenda to add a resolution supporting the county’s continued designation as a rural area of opportunity, then approved several items including a grant‑acceptance letter, a hazard‑mitigation grant application, a small property reversion purchase and temporary appointments to an appeals board.
The board first voted 5‑0 to approve the agenda with an add‑on resolution asking the governor to reappoint the county’s rural‑area designation by the July reappointment date. Staff proposed adding the resolution to the consent agenda.
Staff then asked the board to accept the terms of a Florida Department of Commerce Job Growth Grant Fund award for a nonresidential building construction project in Opportunity Park. In the meeting the award amount was stated as $3,500,000,000; staff told commissioners it expects a formal agreement from Florida Commerce to be returned for board approval. One commissioner recused from the vote because of an outside vendor relationship; the acceptance passed (4‑0 with one recusal).
The board unanimously approved submission of a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program application tied to DR 4806 (Hurricane Debbie) to seek funding for a permanent backup generator at the Wakulla County Sheriff’s work camp. Staff estimated a total project cost of $250,000 with a federal share of $187,500 and a county match of $62,500.
Separately, commissioners approved a purchase and sale agreement with heirs of Fenton Jones to acquire a reversionary interest tied to Wakulla County Airport property. The county attorney explained the deed contains a historic reversionary clause that could return the land to heirs if the property ceases to be operated as a public airport. Under the approved agreement, the county will pay $12,000 to the Jones heirs; closing is anticipated within 30 days.
The board also voted to waive Administrative Regulation 1.03 for expedited recruitment of volunteer members to the Animal Control Appeals Board and to appoint three qualifying members to address an immediate appeals need; that action passed 5‑0.
A member of the public, identified in the record as Jim, praised the airport transaction and offered the commissioners a lighthearted token during public comment.
Where the meeting transcript contained numeric or naming inconsistencies, this article reports the figures as presented in the meeting and notes when units or formal documentation were not provided. Staff indicated formal agreements or grant documents will be returned to the board for final approval when available.
