Public Lands and Trails Acquisition Advisory Committee, June 30, 2026
Approves Recommendation to BCC to appraise Sunderman, Shelly Chastain, and Holloway conservation properties, passed
What happened
This was a work session of the Lake County Public Lands and Trails Acquisition Advisory Committee reviewing six fee-simple conservation acquisition candidates; no land was purchased and no zoning was changed.
- Jurisdiction
- Lake County, FL
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- June 30, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, passed
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Recommendation to BCC to appraise Sunderman, Shelly Chastain, and Holloway conservation properties
Committee voted to recommend the Board of County Commissioners authorize appraisals/due diligence on three candidate conservation acquisitions: Sunderman (over 500 acres, adjacent to Pasture Reserve, Green Swamp, scored 38/48), Shelly Chastain (90 acres, Howey-in-the-Hills, scored 30/48), and Holloway (2.3 acres adjacent to Ellis Acres in Paisley, scored 27/48, ~$145,000 ask). Motion made by SPEAKER_2 (AJ), seconded by SPEAKER_18 (Greg). Recommendation still requires BCC approval to proceed with appraisals.
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 was a work session of the Lake County Public Lands and Trails Acquisition Advisory Committee reviewing six fee-simple conservation acquisition candidates; no land was purchased and no zoning was changed.
Key Decisions (4)
Recommendation to BCC to appraise Sunderman, Shelly Chastain, and Holloway conservation properties
Consensus to conduct site visit of Jack/Crosin property
Consensus to conduct site visit of Wilson Island property
Bond issuance amount recommendation deferred to August 11 BCC agenda
Development Activity (9)
Sunderman property conservation acquisition
Other
Shelly Chastain property conservation acquisition
Other
Holloway property conservation acquisition
Other
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Significant approved residential pipeline cited near candidate lands: Bright Hill…
Sentiment
Multiple conservation candidate parcels are under imminent development pressure with…
Infrastructure
County faces a financing window: bonds cannot issue before April,…
Who Spoke (19)
On the record: 4 board members, 3 staff members, the applicant, a witness, and 3 members of the public.
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