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Lake Wales Commission adopts budget amendment, multiple annexations, zoning and procurement changes
Summary
The commission approved a series of ordinances and a resolution on consent and regular agendas including a budget amendment, several small annexations and land‑use/zoning changes, procurement and CDBG procurement threshold amendments, and a mineral‑rights resolution.
At a regular meeting, the City Commission of the City of Lake Wales adopted several ordinances and a resolution across consent and regular agendas.
Ordinance 2025-28 (amending the Fiscal Year 2024–25 estimates and appropriations) passed on second reading. The commission also acted on several annexations and land‑use/zoning matters: Ordinance 2025-29 (annexation of approximately 5± acres south of Hunt Brothers Road), Ordinance 2025-30 (annexation of approximately 10± acres south of Grove Avenue), Ordinance 2025-31 (future land‑use map change on ~10± acres south of Grove Avenue), and Ordinance 2025-32 (zoning map amendments for the same ~10± acres). Each item was read by title; no members of the public addressed those items at this meeting and roll calls recorded affirmative votes where required.
In new business the commission introduced Ordinance 2025-34 and Ordinance 2025-35 (future land use and zoning changes for approximately 5± acres south of Hunt Brothers Road, moving to an industrial designation), and approved Ordinance 2025-37 (amendments to Chapter 2 administration—CDBG procurement and acquisition procedures) and Ordinance 2025-38 (adding a CDBG policy threshold to procurement rules). Resolution 2025-26, related to leasing and disclaiming certain city mineral rights to facilitate development, was read and adopted by roll call.
Commissioners voted on each item as called; roll-call votes recorded in the transcript show unanimous or unanimous‑among‑present votes for the listed items. No public comments were offered on many of the individual ordinance items at this meeting.
The city manager noted logistics for upcoming meetings and seasonal events; staff and commissioners said they will follow up on downtown parking and a lighting/maintenance review referenced during public comment.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting transcript): - Ordinance 2025-28 (budget amendment): adopted by roll call (yes by all commissioners present). - Ordinance 2025-29 (annexation ~5± acres, south of Hunt Brothers Road): adopted by roll call. - Ordinance 2025-30 (annexation ~10± acres, south of Grove Avenue): adopted by roll call. - Ordinance 2025-31 (future land use ~10± acres): adopted by roll call. - Ordinance 2025-32 (zoning map ~10± acres): adopted by roll call. - Ordinance 2025-37 (CDBG procurement changes): adopted by roll call. - Resolution 2025-26 (leasing/disclaiming mineral rights): adopted by roll call.
The transcript does not specify individual motion makers for each vote; the clerk read each title, the commission moved and seconded where required, and votes were recorded by roll call.
