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Okeechobee County highlights $60 million expansion, parks and FDOT projects in council update
Summary
County presenters showed a video and gave updates on recent and ongoing projects in Okeechobee County including a roughly $60 million expansion project, park amenities, cemetery and airport upgrades, and multiple FDOT roadway projects and private retail arrivals.
Okeechobee County staff and local officials presented an update and promotional video to the Central Florida Regional Planning Council during its October meeting in Okeechobee, outlining recent capital projects, grant funding and private investments.
Mayor Dowling Watford, mayor of the city of Okeechobee, welcomed the council and thanked them for visiting. “I just wanted to welcome you to Okeechobee on behalf of the city council,” Watford said.
The county video and presenters reported a series of capital investments and projects (figures and funding sources provided by the county): - A county expansion project described in the presentation at roughly $60,000,000 in total. Phase 1a (launched January 2022, completed August…
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