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Lake Wales commission votes to deny annexation of Lake Wales Country Club after extended public opposition
Summary
After a first-reading public hearing on Ordinance 2025-36 to annex roughly 297 acres including Lake Wales Country Club, the City Commission voted to disapprove the annexation following sustained public opposition and competing statements from residents and the applicant’s attorney.
The City Commission of the City of Lake Wales voted to disapprove Ordinance 2025-36, a first-reading annexation request covering roughly 297± acres north of State Road 60 that included the Lake Wales Country Club and adjoining Oakwood parcels.
Residents who live near the course told commissioners they opposed annexation and possible redevelopment, saying the country club and golf course are community assets that have been neglected by absentee owners. "We beg you all to allow Lake Wales Country Club to go to somebody who appreciates it as a golf course," Rhonda Stewart Carl told the commission, urging elected officials to reject plans she said would replace the course with condos and road cuts that would divide the property and harm the community.
Multiple speakers described the site as in disrepair and said past promises by the owners had not…
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