Decisions › County Commission meeting of Jul 14, 2026
Discussed transferring ownership and maintenance of the Lake Nellie Crossing subdivision wastewater system from the HOA to Lake County.
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In plain words
A request to transfer operation and maintenance of the Lake Nellie Crossing subdivision's distributed wastewater treatment system from the homeowners' association or developer to Lake County.
What changes The Board approved assuming ownership, operation, maintenance, and collection obligations for the wastewater system.
Who and the money Lake Nellie Crossing, a 102-lot subdivision south of Clermont; the fiscal impact cannot be determined at this time.
The record states no reason.
Where Lake Nellie Crossing
Why (staff, quoted) "Lake Nellie Crossing is requesting the County accept the Distributed Wastewater Treatment Units at each lot into the County’s Distributed Wastewater Treatment System program."
Backup in the packet: Lake Nellie Recorded - Final Plat (p. 812), Vicinity Map Lake Nellie Crossing (p. 812), Lake Nellie Crossing Location Map (p. 812), DEP Permit-DWTS-Lake Nellie Crossing (p. 812), DWTS Agreement between Onsyte and Lake Nellie EXECUTED - OnSyte - Form Master Services Agreement - Final (p. 812)
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
Discussion and direction on the request that operation and maintenance responsibilities for the Lake Nellie Crossing subdivision DWTS program be transferred from the HOA/Developer to Lake County. The fiscal impact cannot be determined at this time. Commission District 1. The Board approved to assume ownership, operation, maintenance, and collection obligations over the system.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Jul 14, 2026, page 9. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved advertising a rule change requiring a 25-foot landscape buffer along public roads for new developments.
- All 32 items from Jul 14, 2026
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
