Public Lands and Trails Acquisition Advisory Committee, September 24, 2026
Recommends denial: Jack Family Partnership LLC declined, unanimous
What happened
On September 24, 2026, the Public Lands and Trails Acquisition Advisory Committee recommended denial of Jack Family Partnership LLC declined (unanimous).
The Lake County Public Lands and Trails Acquisition Advisory Committee reviewed five properties and voted to advance three—the Moore property (61-acre cattle operation adjacent to Ellis Acres), Wilson Island (approximately 177 acres along the Palatlakaha River, asking $18M with $…
- Jurisdiction
- Lake County, FL
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- September 24, 2026
- Decisions
- 5 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends denial, unanimous
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsWilson Island advance to appraisal
Recommended26 Maple LLC declined
DeniedFree sample: decision 1 of 5
Moore property advance to appraisal
61-acre cattle operation, an Ellis Acres addition, with existing septic, well, boat ramp and canal. Committee voted to move the property forward to appraisal for recommendation to the BCC. Last sold in 2016 for approximately $236,000; asking approximately $1.75 million.
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Key Decisions (5)
Moore property advance to appraisal
Jack Family Partnership LLC declined
Wilson Island advance to appraisal
26 Maple LLC declined
MARC property advance to appraisal
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Development Activity (5)
Wilson Island Conservation Park
Infrastructure
Wilson Island residential/commercial development (existing preliminary plat)
Mixed-Use
MARC property conservation acquisition
Infrastructure
2 additional development records with full detail in Pro.
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
A Groveland-based real estate broker reported a softening Central Florida…
Commercial Demand
Wilson Island's approved preliminary plat allows 85,000 sq ft of…
Sentiment
Strong community and elected-official support (175+ letters, all five Groveland…
2 additional market signals with full detail in Pro.
Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 11 identified names.
All speaker roles: 1 Chair, 3 Staff, 3 Witness, 5 Board Member, 1 Applicant, 4 Public, 1 Commissioner, 1 Applicant Rep, 1 Attorney.
Identified name roles: 2 Staff, 4 Board Member, 1 Applicant, 2 Witness, 1 Commissioner, 1 Applicant Rep.
Speaker sample: Dale Ladd, Applicant.
10 more identified names in Pro: 2 Staff, 4 Board Member, 2 Witness, 1 Commissioner, 1 Applicant Rep.
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Zoning terms (14)
51 recorded timestamps
- motion to approve (1 timestamps)
- density (1 timestamps)
- land use (11 timestamps)
- approved (4 timestamps)
- zoning (4 timestamps)
- comprehensive plan (2 timestamps)
Decision moments (5)
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