Parks, Recreation and Trails Advisory Board, September 14, 2026
Approves Recommendation to apply for FRDAP grants for park playground upgrades, unanimous
What happened
This was a Parks, Recreation and Trails Advisory Board quarterly meeting with no zoning or land-use entitlement decisions. The board approved a letter of support for the Friends of Lake Apopka to apply for National Recreation Trail designation for the 47-mile Lake Apopka Loop Tra…
- Jurisdiction
- Lake County, FL
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 14, 2026
- Decisions
- 2 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 2
Letter of support for Lake Apopka Loop Trail national trail designation
Board voted to adopt a letter of endorsement supporting Friends of Lake Apopka's application to the National Trails Program to designate the 47-mile Lake Apopka Loop Trail as a national recreation trail. Application deadline November 1.
The other decision is listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This was a Parks, Recreation and Trails Advisory Board quarterly meeting with no zoning or land-use entitlement decisions. The board approved a letter of support for the Friends of Lake Apopka to apply for National Recreation Trail designation for the 47-mile Lake Apopka Loop Tra…
Key Decisions (2)
Letter of support for Lake Apopka Loop Trail national trail designation
Recommendation to apply for FRDAP grants for park playground upgrades
Development Activity (6)
Green Mountain Scenic Overlook and Trailhead
Infrastructure
Ferndale Preserve observation tower, fishing pier, and kayak/canoe launch
Infrastructure
Paisley Park improvements
Infrastructure
Market Signals (3)
Commercial Demand
The completed 47-mile Lake Apopka Loop Trail has become a…
Infrastructure
Lake County is advancing a $50 million public lands bond…
Other
State FRDAP grant funding has been unreliable, with the Florida…
Who Spoke (7)
On the record: a board member, a staff member, and a member of the public.
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