Preview: December 8, 2025 BOCC Meeting

📍 Where & When:
BOCC meets Monday, Dec. 8, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. in the Commission Chambers (29 Arran Rd, Crawfordville).

👋 Why it’s special: First regular meeting with the newly seated board → swearing‑in of the 2026 Chair & Vice‑Chair.

📝 Routine Business (Items 1–4)

• Minutes from Nov. 17 meeting

• Bills & vouchers

• Road closures:

  • Valentine’s Day Parade (Feb 14, 2026, 10–11 AM)

  • African American Heritage Parade (Feb 21, 2026, 10–11 AM)

🚒 Firefighters & Security (Items 5–6)

• Item 5: Amendment 1 to the firefighters’ union contract.

• Item 6: Interagency info‑sharing agreement between WCSO & Wakulla County → vendor background/security screening.

🍷 Alcohol Rules at County Events (Item 7)

• Sets up a future public hearing to adjust county ordinance on alcohol at special events.

🐠 Science & Culture (Item 8)

• Letter of support for Gulf Specimen Marine Lab’s Cultural Facilities Grant.

🚨 Septic Sticker Shock (Item 9)

• Change order for a SHIP septic system: $25,000 (typical max = $10–15k).

🏠 Recovery Residences (Item 10)

• Public hearing request: amend land development code for Certified Recovery Residences.

• More on national standards: https://narronline.org

🏗️ Planning Commission & Property Moves (Items 11–12)

• Item 11: Resolution to appoint a Planning Commission chair.

• Item 12: Pafford Properties

  • Request to release “Unity of Title” on three Wakulla Gardens lots (4, 5, 12).

  • Would allow them to be treated as separate parcels again → potential for three houses instead of one large project.

  • Growth pressure + wetlands/flooding concerns make this one to watch.

🌊 Flood Mitigation & Hurricane Recovery (Item 13)

• Hazard Mitigation Grant Program agreements (H1260 & H1262) → stormwater improvements + waiver of local match.

🏭 Point Blank Enterprises Factory (Item 14)

• Design criteria package for two new buildings in Commerce Center near Wakulla CI:

  • 100,000 sq ft manufacturing facility

  • 18,000 sq ft office space

• Tilt‑wall construction.

• Details: https://cms4files.revize.com/wakullacounty/RFQ%202025-17%20Intent%20and%20General%20Information.remediated.pdf

🚴 Multi‑Use Paths (Item 15)

• Resolution to continue support for new trails.

• Background: https://www.mywakulla.com/news_detail_T29_R2714.php

• Proposed paths:

  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Road (Mallard Pond Circle → Pheasant Hill Drive)

  • Spring Creek Highway (US 98 → Parkland Drive)

🚽 Sewer Expansion Projects (Item 16)

• DEP Grant Agreement LPS0074 → Priority Focus Area 1 sewer expansion (Wakulla Gardens, Magnolia Gardens, Crawfordville East Septic‑to‑Sewer Conversion).

• Specific areas: The Park, Eagles’ Ridge Phase 2, Alexander Road, Palmetto Subdivision.

• Future phases planned for Edgewood, Golden Gate, Ameliawood, Ridgeland Place, Highland Place.

• Check if your property is affected: https://www.mywakulla.com/one_cent_sales_tax_extension/

• Interactive Map: https://www.mywakulla.com/departments/planning_and_zoning/bmap_programs.php

Perfect—here’s the continuation for Items 17–30, formatted just like the first batch, with the raw URLs visible so they’ll show up directly in your blog post:

🚽 Sewer Expansion Projects (Item 17)

• Request Board Approval of Amendment No. 2 to DEP Grant Agreement LPS0075 → Priority Focus Area 2 sewer expansion (Phases 5 & 6).

• Interactive map: https://www.mywakulla.com/departments/planning_and_zoning/bmap_programs.php

📞 911 Upgrades (Item 18)

• Resolution & budget amendment for Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP).

• This is the local 911 call center that dispatches law enforcement, fire, and medical agencies.

• Funded by the Florida Legislature through the Emergency Communications Trust Fund.

⚖️ Special Magistrates (Items 19–20)

• Item 19: Award RFQ 2025‑21 to Hartman Law Firm for Special Magistrate services.

  • Scope includes: preparing for hearings, reviewing evidence, enforcing county codes, issuing orders with the force of law, levying fines, and deciding dangerous dog cases.

  • Must follow due process, public records, and sunshine laws.

• Item 20: Agreement with Sniffin & Spellman PA for Special Magistrate services (likely animal control/dangerous dogs).

🏠 Real Estate Flexibility (Item 21)

• Request to schedule a public hearing to amend Section 2.305 of the County Code.

• Would allow BOCC to sell/dispose of certain county‑owned parcels without lengthy bidding.

• Goal: streamline time‑sensitive transactions.

• Debate: efficiency vs. transparency.

🌱 General Business (Items 22–26)

• 22: Confirm Clayton Bania as new UF/IFAS Extension Director.

• 23–25: Code‑enforcement lien reductions.

• 26: $40,442 grant from Florida Fish & Wildlife for Newport boat ramp upgrades.

🎤 Public Hearings (Items 27–28)

• Ordinances to officially replace volunteer appeal boards with Special Magistrates (Items 19–20).

• Citizen boards vs. professionals → expect debate.

🏡 Planning & Zoning – The Hot Ones (Items 29–30)

• Item 29: Panacea Rezone (R25‑08)

  • ~9 acres near Chickasaw St. → Conservation → Semi‑Rural Residential.

  • FEMA flood zone + Urban Fringe.

  • Public Hearings:

    • Planning Commission: Dec 1 @ 6 PM

    • BOCC: Dec 8 @ 6 PM

• Item 30: Livestock Services Ordinance

  • Adds feed stores, farriers, livestock vets, auction barns, ag equipment dealers as conditional uses in C‑2 zones.

  • Still requires case‑by‑case review + public input.

  • Public Hearing: Dec 8 @ 6 PM, BOCC Chambers, Crawfordville.

📺 How to Join:
Meeting starts 6:00 p.m. sharp. Watch live on Facebook or show up in person. Want to speak? Grab a speaker card from Ms. Welch (3‑minute limit).

📰 Follow‑Up: Weekly right here on Wakulla Reports.

👀 See you at the meeting—or on the stream!

📌 Note to Readers

Once the full agenda with backup documentation is released, we’ll revisit several key items to provide more detail and analysis:

• Item 9: SHIP septic system change order ($25k cost)

• Item 10: Certified Recovery Residences ordinance

• Item 12: Pafford Properties Unity of Title release in Wakulla Gardens

• Item 21: Real property disposition ordinance (streamlining county land transactions)

• Item 29: Panacea rezone (~9 acres, conservation → semi‑rural residential)

These are the ones most likely to spark debate, and we’ll break them down further once the supporting documents are available.