Decisions › County Commission meeting of Aug 11, 2026
Approved a contract to improve the CR 44A and CR 439 intersection traffic signals using $577,804.56 in grant funds and a $190,000 county match.
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In plain words
A FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program contract to replace the traffic signals at the CR 44A and CR 439 intersection with hurricane-resistant mast arm signals.
What changes The county accepts $577,804.56 in grant funds, appropriates them for design and construction, and transfers $190,000 from the Infrastructure budget to pay the county match.
Who and the money The project is jointly funded by Lake County and the Florida Division of Emergency Management; FDEM provides $577,804.56 and Lake County contributes $190,000, for a total of $767,804.56.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "The existing strain pole traffic signals are vulnerable to damage during high-wind events."
Where CR 44A and CR 439 Intersection
Why (staff, quoted) "The existing strain pole traffic signals are vulnerable to damage during high-wind events."
Paid from Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
Backup in the packet: 4673-085-R-For Sub-Recipient Signature-(06-15-26) (p. 871), Vicinity Map 44A and 439 Traffic Signal (p. 871), Location Map CR 44A and CR 439 (p. 871), URR for Haz Mit Gr (HMGP) CR 44A and CR 439 INT (p. 871), BUA - AI 43069 Sales Tax - Move to project 50092 (p. 871)
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 Public Works to recommend approval: 1. Of a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMPG) Contract; and 2. To adopt Unanticipated Revenue Resolution 2026-87 (URR) to accept and appropriate $577,805 for design and construction services for the CR 44A and CR 439 Intersection Traffic Signal Improvement Project; and 3. Of a budget transfer in the amount of $190,000 from Infrastructure to Infrastructure - Intersection CR44A / CR439. The estimated fiscal impact is $767,804.56 — $577,804.56 (revenue/expenditure - grant funded) and $190,000 (expenditure - county match). Commission District 4.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Aug 11, 2026, page 5. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved five on-call contracts for transportation planning and traffic engineering services totaling $300,000 annually.
- Next item: Approved a resolution to restrict trucks over 10 tons on Lake Erie Road between SR 33 and Bay Lake Road, exempting local deliveries, for $5,400.
- All 23 items from Aug 11, 2026
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