Decisions › County Commission meeting of Aug 25, 2026
Approved the Fiscal Year 2027 Infrastructure Sales Tax Project Plan, which lists the road, bridge, and other infrastructure projects the county will fund with sales tax revenue next year.
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 1:26:09)
The county's own recording.
In plain words
A public hearing to approve the Fiscal Year 2027 Infrastructure Sales Tax Project Plan, which lists the road, bridge, and other infrastructure projects the county will fund with sales tax revenue next year.
What changes The county formally adopts the list of infrastructure projects to be funded with sales tax revenue during Fiscal Year 2027.
Who and the money Applies to Lake County infrastructure projects funded by the Infrastructure Sales Tax; the record states no fiscal impact.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "Section 13-1 of the Lake County Code requires that the Board of County Commissioners (Board) hold an annual public hearing to approve the Infrastructure Sales Tax Project Plan for the following fiscal year."
Why (staff, quoted) "Section 13-1 of the Lake County Code requires that the Board of County Commissioners (Board) hold an annual public hearing to approve the Infrastructure Sales Tax Project Plan for the following fiscal year."
Paid from Infrastructure Sales Tax
Backup in the packet: FY 2027 Proposed Sales Tax Plan (p. 915)
Written from the Board Action and the staff cover sheet, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Staff memo
From the record
PUBLIC HEARING: Recommend approval of the Fiscal Year 2027 Infrastructure Sales Tax Project Plan.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Aug 25, 2026, page 7. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Heard a presentation by Kimley Horn on the 2050 Comprehensive Plan update and approved a revised timeline extending transmittal hearings to May 2027.
- Next item: Approved a change to the land development rules for cemeteries, required by state law HB 425 (2026), with no fiscal impact.
- All 26 items from Aug 25, 2026
More on taxes and budget
- Oct 27, 2026 Received the Sales Surtax Oversight Advisory Committee report and provisional meeting minutes from September 2025 and April 2026.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved $225,000 in Tourist Development Tax funds for Discover Lake County to sponsor Montverde Academy for marketing and promotional fees.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved the second amendment to the structure lease agreement with no fiscal impact.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved $156,000 in Tourist Development Tax funding for Lake County's bid to host the 2026-2028 FHSAA State Golf Championships at Mission Inn Resort & Club.
- Oct 13, 2026 Discussed grant funding for businesses near the Eudora Roundabout to support local economic activity in that area.