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Brooksville council approves tree removals, rezoning, cemetery rules and two sanitation trucks
Summary
At its June 15 meeting the Brooksville City Council approved two quasi‑judicial tree‑removal requests, a rezoning ordinance, new cemetery rules, reappointed a housing authority member, and authorized the purchase of two sanitation trucks totaling $789,879.
The Brooksville City Council on June 15 approved a package of routine and land‑use actions, including two specimen tree removals, a second‑reading rezoning, updated cemetery rules and the purchase of two sanitation vehicles.
The council reappointed Jerry Bate to the Brooksville Housing Authority for a new four‑year term through June 30, 2030 and approved the consent agenda (May 4, 2026 minutes) by voice vote. The council also placed a list of 10 engineering and surveying firms on an on‑call CCNA roster and authorized staff to negotiate contracts.
In separate quasi‑judicial hearings the council authorized Goodwill’s tree removal request after the applicant revised plans to preserve two trees; staff said conditions and standard mitigation requirements apply. Debbie Passerini, CEO of Goodwill Industries Suncoast, told the council the new Goodwill distribution center expects 4–5 trucks per day initially and 6–8 per day within five years. The motion to approve the Goodwill request passed unanimously.
The council also approved a specimen‑tree removal for the Summit Villas development after staff and the applicant said mitigation requirements had been met and the project was reconfigured to preserve other trees. That motion passed unanimously.
On the legislative side the council adopted Ordinance No. 1016 on second reading to rezone about 5.14 acres on Mundon Hill Road from C‑2 to a planned commercial development (PDPC); the roll‑call vote was 5–0.
Council adopted Resolution 2026‑08 to streamline cemetery rules. Parks and Recreation staff said changes remove redundant provisions, limit multi‑mausoleum arrangements going forward, and cap headstone height to reduce maintenance risks; staff noted the city had incurred roughly $8,000 to replace a mausoleum roof in the past.
Public Works presented two 2027 Peterbilt replacement sanitation vehicles (a front‑end loader and a rear‑end loader) at a combined cost of $789,879 to be paid from the Sanitation Vehicle Replacement Reserve Fund, which staff said has an approximate balance of $1.3 million. Council approved the purchase, and staff said older units will be auctioned with proceeds returned to the reserve fund.
Next steps: staff will finalize contract documents where applicable, proceed with the vehicle procurement, and implement the conditions attached to the approved tree‑removal permits and the rezoning ordinance.
