Decisions › County Commission meeting of Oct 27, 2026
Approved a change to the rail-trail extension agreement to hire a professional appraiser to review the value of the rail corridor for about $11,000.
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Voted on as part of the consent agendaA group of routine items the Board votes on together with one motion. Any commissioner can pull an item out to discuss and vote on it separately. County Commission agendas (CivicClerk portal); the recording starts at that vote. The county's own recording.
In plain words
A first amendment to a memorandum of agreement with the City of Tavares, the City of Mount Dora and The Trust for Public Land to procure the services of a professional appraiser to review an appraisal conducted by CSX Transportation, Inc. for the value of a rail corridor proposed to be purchased and converted to a public trail.
What changes The county formally approves the first amendment to the memorandum of agreement for the rail-trail extension, allowing the appraisal review to proceed under the terms of the agreement.
Who and the money Lake County, the City of Mount Dora, the City of Tavares and The Trust for Public Land; the estimated fiscal impact to the county is not to exceed $11,000 (expenditure) and is within, and will not exceed, the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "The County, Mount Dora and Tavares have previously worked together to submit federal grant applications to offset acquisition costs."
Where rail corridor proposed to be purchased and converted to a public trail
Why (staff, quoted) "to procure the services of a professional appraiser to review an appraisal conducted by CSX Transportation, Inc. for the value of a rail corridor."
Paid from Fiscal Year 2027 Budget
Backup in the packet: Amendment to MOA_Par-Exe (p. 213), Memorandum of Agreement_CAO_12.7.24 (p. 213)
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 County Manager to recommend approval of the First Amendment to the Memorandum of Agreement for the Rail-Trail Extension. The estimated fiscal impact to the county is not to exceed $11,000 (expenditure) and is within, and will not exceed, the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Oct 27, 2026, page 3. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Received the Sales Surtax Oversight Advisory Committee report and provisional meeting minutes from September 2025 and April 2026.
- Next item: Approved using Contract 19-0707 with Ten-8 Fire & Safety, LLC to purchase a Pierce custom pumper for $1,249,125.
- All 19 items from Oct 27, 2026
More on growth and zoning
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved a resolution to advertise a public hearing to vacate a portion of the Village Green plat, with a fiscal impact of $2,295.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved a plan to hold a public hearing to remove driveway, walkway, and cul-de-sac easements on lots 174-177 in Dora Pines, Unit 1, for $2,295.00.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved vacating a 330.65 feet by 15 feet right of way in the Clermont area, with a fiscal impact of $2,295.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved a new rule in the Lake County Code requiring property owners to confirm if historical or archaeological resources exist on their land before development begins.
- Oct 27, 2026 Heard a presentation by Kelley Klepper of Kimley Horn on Lake County's landscaping standards in the Land Development Regulations.