Decisions › County Commission meeting of Jun 23, 2026
Approved a resolution opposing the Heart of Florida Deep Well Injection Project and a cover letter to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
The vote: 4-0
Voted yes: Leslie Campione, Sean M. Parks, Anthony Sabatini, Kirby Smith
Motion by Kirby Smith, seconded by Anthony Sabatini. From the Clerk's official minutes.
In plain words
A resolutionA formal Board decision that is not a law: it states a position, approves an agreement, sets a fee or rate, or directs staff. Adopted by a vote, usually without a public hearing. Florida Statutes 125.01 opposing the Heart of Florida Deep Well Injection Project and a cover letter to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
What changes The county formally opposes the project and sends the letter to the state agency.
Who and the money Applies to the Heart of Florida landfill project; no fiscal impact.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "At the conclusion of the presentation, the Board directed staff to bring back a Resolution in Opposition to the project along with a cover letter to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection."
Where Heart of Florida landfill
Why (staff, quoted) "The presentation was a result of concerns raised by residents related to the Heart of Florida landfill Deep Well Injection Project."
Backup in the packet: Deep Injection Well Presentation (p. 166), FDEP Permit - Heart of Florida (p. 166), FDEP_Ltr_clean_6.15.26 (p. 166), Proposed Resolution_Deep Well Injection (p. 166)
Written from the 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 and the staff cover sheet, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Staff memo
From the record
Request from Solid Waste to recommend approval: 1. Of Resolution 2026-70 in Opposition to the Heart of Florida Deep Well Injection Project; and 2. Of a cover letter directed to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. There is no fiscal impact.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Jun 23, 2026, page 5. Open the official document
The Board approved the Consent Agenda, Tabs 3 through 15, pulling Tabs 4 and 7 to the regular agenda, as follows: 41 42 PROCLAMATIONS Recommend approval of Proclamation 2026-34 designating July 2026 as Park and Recreation Month in Lake County, by a vote of 4-0.Clerk of Court, Board Minutes, Jun 23, 2026. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved the Supervisor of Elections request for precinct changes recommended by the County Attorney.
- Next item: Approved a resolution to start the annual process for charging a fee to maintain internal subdivision roads in Edgemont, Lake Nellie Crossing, and Trailside, with an estimated revenue of $85,549.75.
- All 25 items from Jun 23, 2026
More on water and environment
- Oct 27, 2026 Discussed suing the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Mid-Florida Mining & Materials for negligence, trespass, and nuisance, and approved filing a verified complaint and obtaining a bond.
- Jul 14, 2026 Discussed transferring ownership and maintenance of the Lake Nellie Crossing subdivision wastewater system from the HOA to Lake County.
- Jun 9, 2026 Approved an agreement with the Lake County Water Authority to accept $1,000,000 for the Distributed Wastewater Treatment System Program.
- Feb 24, 2026 Approved awarding the Sun Eden Water Quality Retrofits construction project to Estep Construction Inc. for $938,625.