Decisions › County Commission meeting of Apr 28, 2026
Approved an agreement to give the Town of Astatula $110,000 in Infrastructure Sales Tax funding to finish park improvements at Joe Swaffer Park and Kirkwood Park.
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In plain words
An interlocal agreementA contract between two governments, such as the county and a city, to share a service, a cost or a responsibility. Florida Statutes 163.01 with the Town of Astatula to provide Infrastructure Sales Tax funding for park improvement projects at Joe Swaffer Park and Kirkwood Park, plus a budget transfer from Improvements Other Than Buildings to Aids to Gov't Agencies.
What changes The County will provide $110,000 in Infrastructure Sales Tax funding to the Town of Astatula for park improvements, and the County budget will transfer $110,000 from Improvements Other Than Buildings to Aids to Gov't Agencies.
Who and the money Town of Astatula; $110,000 expenditure from Infrastructure Sales Tax funds, transferred from Improvements Other Than Buildings to Aids to Gov't Agencies.
The record states no reason.
Where Joe Swaffer Park (Delaware Ave, Astatula) and Kirkwood Park (County Road 561, Astatula)
Paid from Infrastructure Sales Tax
Backup in the packet: ILA_Astatula_Swaffar Kirkwood Parks IST Funding FY25_03.17.26 (p. 1730), BUA for Agenda Item 42828 Fund 3050 TOWN OF ASTATULA (p. 1730)
Written from the Board Action and the staff cover sheet, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Staff memo
From the record
Request from Parks and Trails to recommend approval: 1. Of an Interlocal Agreement with the Town of Astatula to provide Infrastructure Sales Tax funding in the amount of $110,000 to complete park improvement projects at Joe Swaffer Park (Delaware Ave, Astatula) and Kirkwood Park (County Road 561, Astatula). 2. Of a budget transfer in the amount of $110,000 from Improvements Other Than Buildings to Aids to Gov't Agencies. The fiscal impact is $110,000 (expenditure). Commission District 3.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Apr 28, 2026, page 7. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a road transfer agreement to move Turkey Farm Road from Lake County to the City of Minneola for a cost of $102.
- Next item: Approved three funding agreements with the Fifth Judicial Circuit Office of Court Administration, the State Attorney, and the Public Defender to operate the Lake County Adult Post-Adjudicatory Drug Court Program for $440,550.
- All 30 items from Apr 28, 2026
More on parks and recreation
- Sep 22, 2026 Approved a resolution supporting a grant application for Mount Plymouth Parks improvements, pledging a $200,000 county match if the $400,000 grant is awarded.
- Sep 8, 2026 Approved a change to the maintenance agreement with John Mixon, Deborah Mixon, and Christine Sloan for the Woods-Boyd Cemetery and Memorial Gardens in Groveland.
- Jul 28, 2026 Approved the appointment of Jim Peacock, Christopher Gonzales, Michelle Craske, Kayla Tufts, and Angel Coba to the Parks, Recreation and Trails Advisory Board.
- Jul 14, 2026 Approved Tourist Development Tax funding for host fees and related event expenses for Lake County to host the 2027 IWWF World Wakeboard.
- Jul 14, 2026 Approved three contracts with Apex Landscaping, Inc., Green Isle Gardens, Inc., and Site One Landscape Supply to provide trees, native grasses, and plants for parks and trails.