Hardee County commissioners table mining-overlay amendment, schedule public workshops

Dec 18, 2025

After extended debate about what the county's phosphate-mining overlay means for landowners, the board scheduled a Jan. 8 evening workshop and voted unanimously to table the comprehensive-plan amendment until the Feb. 5 meeting so staff and commissioners can draft clarifications and solicit public input.

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Hardee County commissioners on Dec. 18 paused a proposed comprehensive-plan amendment that would update the county's phosphate-mining overlay, agreeing to hold an evening workshop Jan. 8 and to table the ordinance for board action at the first meeting in February.

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