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Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting, June 22, 2026

Denied: Denial of continuance for Holder Industrial Park rezoning (E3), 5-0

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308 mentionscommercialmotion to approvepublic hearingindustrialdeniedrezoningrezonePUDzoningdeferredapprovedland useresidentialdensitymotion to denysubdivisioncomprehensive planmixed useconditional useCitrus County, FL
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What happened

On June 22, 2026, Citrus County denied Denial of continuance for Holder Industrial Park rezoning (E3) (5-0).

The Citrus County Board of County Commissioners unanimously (5-0) DENIED the Deltona Corporation's requested continuance (item E3, cases CPA 2025-000012 and CPA 2025-000013) of the Holder Industrial Park rezoning to heavy industrial (a proposed data center), keeping the final hea…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Citrus County, FL
Governing body
Final authority
Date
June 22, 2026
Decisions
9 zoning decisions
Outcome
Denied, 5-0

Projects in this meeting (1)

Land Development Code update

Approved 5-0
2 conditions of approval
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Agenda approval with amendments

Motion to approve the agenda in its entirety with all changes, moving E2 up but a prior motion to pull E3 failed for lack of second; final motion approved the full agenda. Motion by Commissioner Davis, second by Commissioner Barrick.

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Key Decisions (9)

Approved

Agenda approval with amendments

Vote: 5-0Moved by Holly Davis
Approved

COPS grant for law enforcement radios (E2)

Vote: 5-0Moved by Holly Davis
Approved

Industrial Development Revenue Bonds for Lifestream Behavioral Center

Vote: 5-0Moved by Holly Davis
Approved

Consent agenda approval

Vote: 5-0Moved by Holly Davis
Approved

Approval of E1 A, B, and C

Vote: 5-0Moved by Janet Baric
Denied

Denial of continuance for Holder Industrial Park rezoning (E3)

Vote: 5-0Moved by Diana Finnegan
Approved

Transmittal of County Road 486 Interchange Management Area (CPA-2026-00002)

Vote: 4-1Moved by Holly Davis
Amended

Land Development Code update (OA-2026-00001)

Vote: 5-02 conditions attachedMoved by Holly Davis
Approved

Letter of support for Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council resiliency grant

Vote: 5-0Moved by Diana Finnegan

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Zoning Changes (2)

200+ acres
1,500 acres

Development Activity (4)

Lifestream Behavioral Center new Citrus facility

Other

Holder Industrial Park rezoning / data center

Industrial

County Road 486 Interchange Management Area

Mixed-Use

River Oaks residential rezoning (mentioned)

Residential

Market Signals (7)

Infrastructure

Water/aquifer capacity and saltwater intrusion are dominant concerns; multiple speakers…

Commercial Demand

Strong, well-organized community opposition to a proposed hyperscale data center…

Labor

Citrus County has one of the highest unemployment rates in…

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Who spoke

29 distinct speakers; 11 identified names.

All speaker roles: 4 Commissioner, 16 Public, 1 Clerk, 1 Chair, 3 Staff, 2 Attorney, 2 Witness.

Identified name roles: 4 Commissioner, 1 Chair, 2 Staff, 2 Attorney, 2 Witness.

Speaker sample: Diana Finnegan, Chair.

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Zoning terms (19)

308 recorded timestamps

  • commercial (9 timestamps)
  • motion to approve (8 timestamps)
  • public hearing (10 timestamps)
  • industrial (60 timestamps)
  • denied (9 timestamps)
  • rezoning (34 timestamps)

Decision moments (9)

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