Decisions › County Commission meeting of Jan 20, 2026
Approved settlement proposals in a lawsuit with the City of Mount Dora over its redevelopment area expansion, splitting incremental revenues between the city and county.
The result is from the Clerk's Board ActionThe Clerk's same-week record of what the County Commission decided on each agenda tab. Vote tallies and discussion come later in the Board Minutes. Clerk of Court, Board Action and Board Minutes on Municode. The vote by name appears here when the official minutes are posted, usually a few weeks after the meeting.
Watch this part of the meeting (starts at 1:48:27)
The county's own recording.
In plain words
Settlement proposals in a lawsuit between Lake County and the City of Mount Dora over the city's expansion of its Northeast Community Redevelopment Area to include the Mount Dora Groves South property.
What changes The Board approved two settlement proposals that split incremental revenues from the expansion property between the city and county, with the county's share used for transportation improvements or the city assuming ownership of specified downtown roadways.
Who and the money Applies to Lake County and the City of Mount Dora; the fiscal impact cannot be determined at this time.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "The staff of both entities were directed to work together to bring back an agreement that would split the incremental revenues and address transportation needs."
Where Mount Dora Northeast CRACommunity Redevelopment Agency: a city or county body that spends the growth in property tax from a defined area on improvements inside that area. Florida Statutes 163.356
Why (staff, quoted) "The County objected to the expansion of the CRA during the public hearing on OrdinanceA county law. The Board adopts it at an advertised public hearing, and it stays in force until repealed; the county's ordinances are collected in the Code of Ordinances. Florida Statutes 125.66 2024-20, and subsequently filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief with the Circuit Court on April 15, 2025."
Paid from General Fund
Backup in the packet: Mount Dora - Lake County ILA (Increment Revenue Reduction) (p. 543), Mount Dora - Lake County ILA (Increment Revenue Reduction)_alternate (p. 543), 20250611 - Board Minutes (p. 543), 2025-12-09_Special_Meeting Draft (p. 543)
Written from the Board Action and the staff cover sheet, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Staff memo
From the record
Recommend approval of proposals for settlement in Lake County, Florida vs. City of Mount Dora, et. al, as follows: Proposal 1: The parties agree to split the incremental revenues from the County's General Fund for the Expansion Property at 55 percent to the City of Mount Dora, and 45 percent to Lake County with Lake County utilizing its 45 percent share towards transportation improvements in and around the CRA area. Proposal 2: The parties agree to split the incremental revenues from the County's General Fund for the Expansion Property at 60 percent to the City of Mount Dora and 40 percent to Lake County with the City of Mount Dora assuming ownership, maintenance and jurisdiction over specified roadways within the downtown municipal area. Both proposals would provide that 100 percent of the incremental revenues for the EMS MSTU for the CRA plus the Expansion Property would remain with the County. This case involves a challenge to the City's expansion of the Mount Dora Community Redevelopment Area (CRA). The fiscal impact cannot be determined at this time.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Jan 20, 2026, page 9. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved the vacation of a deeded drainage easement east of County Road 33 and north of Manor Oaks Court for the Manor Oaks subdivision in Leesburg.
- Next item: Approved advertising a public hearing to vacate a portion of a platted right-of-way easement in the unincorporated Groveland area, with the County retaining 33 feet.
- All 20 items from Jan 20, 2026
More on growth and zoning
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved a change to the rail-trail extension agreement to hire a professional appraiser to review the value of the rail corridor for about $11,000.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved a resolution to advertise a public hearing to vacate a portion of the Village Green plat, with a fiscal impact of $2,295.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved a plan to hold a public hearing to remove driveway, walkway, and cul-de-sac easements on lots 174-177 in Dora Pines, Unit 1, for $2,295.00.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved vacating a 330.65 feet by 15 feet right of way in the Clermont area, with a fiscal impact of $2,295.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved a new rule in the Lake County Code requiring property owners to confirm if historical or archaeological resources exist on their land before development begins.