County accepts FDOT surplus pond parcel for small public park adjacent to proposed sheriff's facility

Planner Jordan Eisenstein described an FDOT surplus-rights offer: a three-acre parcel that currently functions as a DOT retention pond immediately south of the proposed sheriff's facility. The county's intention is to convert the parcel into a low-key public amenity with landscaping and minimal constructed features while preserving the pond's drainage function; initial construction costs were estimated at about $60,000 and consultant work orders at roughly $17,000 to prepare plans, staff said.