Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting, July 14, 2026
Approves Directive to prohibit NDAs on data center development, 5-0
What happened
This Citrus County Board of County Commissioners meeting contained no zoning entitlement decisions; the substantive land-use business consisted primarily of directives, studies, and public comment.
- Jurisdiction
- Citrus County, FL
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- July 14, 2026
- Decisions
- 8 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 5-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 8
Retention of attorney Dale Scott for fire-truck antitrust litigation
Board authorized retaining attorney Dale Scott (Testatory Mars Scott, Orlando) as local counsel with Barron Budd to represent Citrus County in fire apparatus antitrust litigation on a 25% contingency fee with no out-of-pocket cost to the county; and authorized the chair to execute the professional services agreement (items A and B). County made three large fire apparatus purchases (two in 2022, one due 2029).
- pure contingency fee arrangement, county pays nothing out of pocket
- 25% attorney fee only if recovery
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This Citrus County Board of County Commissioners meeting contained no zoning entitlement decisions; the substantive land-use business consisted primarily of directives, studies, and public comment.
Key Decisions (8)
Retention of attorney Dale Scott for fire-truck antitrust litigation
Local Provider Participation Fund ordinance amendment
Library services community needs and facility assessment presentation
Space needs appraisals and property acquisition in downtown Inverness
Nature Coast Resiliency Project FEMA grant application
Directive to prohibit NDAs on data center development
Golf cart traffic safety study for Crystal Manor
Shade meeting scheduling for Hohfeldt litigation
Development Activity (1)
Northern county library branch (Citrus Springs)
Infrastructure
Market Signals (7)
Infrastructure
Citrus County is under an extreme phase-three water shortage order,…
Commercial Demand
The Deltona Corporation data center rezoning, Anderson Columbia asphalt plant…
Sentiment
Strong resident sentiment against heavy industrial and data center development…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 4 commissioners, 3 staff members, an attorney, a witness, and 8 members of the public.
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