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Votes at a glance: key outcomes from the Aug. 19 Highlands County commission meeting
Summary
Summary of formal actions the Board took Aug. 19, 2025, including millage adoption, a one-time museum contribution, zoning modification, sheriff budget amendments, board appointments and a highway naming resolution.
The Highlands County Board of County Commissioners took several formal actions at its Aug. 19 meeting. Key outcomes:
- Millage: The Board set the tentative general fund millage at 7.6 mills for fiscal 2025-26 (vote 3–2; Roberts, Campbell, Kerouac yes; Elwell, Tuck no). This rate will be advertised and considered at the required September public hearings.
- Avon Park Baseball Museum funding: Authorized a one-time payment of $100,000 to the Avon Park museum project with preference for Tourist Development Tax funds and fallback to general revenue (vote 5–0).
- Zoning amendment (PZ2143.01): Adopted Resolution 24-25-125 modifying conditions of approval for a Business District with Planned Development (vote: unanimous 5–0).
- Sheriff budget items: Adopted Resolution 24-25-143 to amend fiscal-year 2024-25 sheriff revenues and appropriations for miscellaneous revenues, asset dispositions and DEA/hurricane reimbursements (vote: unanimous 5–0).
- Highway naming: Adopted Resolution 24-25-152 supporting the honorary designation of a portion of U.S. 27 as Deputy William Gentry Jr. Memorial Highway as authorized by Chaptered House Bill 987 (vote: unanimous 5–0).
- Appointments and waivers: Approved the appointment of Russell Schilling to the Lake Estapoga Management Committee (4-year term) and approved a fee waiver request for the Highlands County YMCA soccer season at the county multi-sports complex (unanimous votes).
Each approved measure was recorded in the meeting minutes and staff were assigned follow-up tasks where required (for example, TDC coordination for the museum payment and administrative steps to implement budget amendments).
