Lee County public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
County Commission
The Commission amended a previous resolution to remove the Lee Road 76 project from ARPA funding due to increased costs. It also approved merit increases for the County Engineer and EMA Director and appointed members to several county boards.
- Reduced ARPA allocation for Loachapoka Water Authority to $2,561,070 and removed Lee Road 76 project
- Approved 4% merit increase for County Engineer Justin Hardee
- Approved 4% merit increase for EMA Director Rita Smith
- Appointed Roberta H. Greene and Debra Beil to Horseshoe Bend Regional Library Board
- Appointed Richard B. Curry, Jr., Cecil M. Yarbrough, and Angie Burque to Dept of Human Resources Board
- Reappointed George Ervin to Lee County Youth Development Center Board
- Approved lounge retail liquor-Class II license for Thirstys
- Approved special event retail license for B and B Management for October 6, 2023
County Commission
The Lee County Commission approved the 2024 County Transportation Plan and a 10-year tax abatement for Kraem USA, Inc. The board also approved a subdivision plat and several board appointments. A discussion regarding the Loachapoka Water Authority project was tabled.
- Approved 2024 County Transportation Plan for 9 projects totaling $2,373,810.00 (unanimous)
- Approved 10-year tax abatement for Kraem USA, Inc. investment of $13,235,995 (unanimous)
- Approved final plat for Zachry Howard Subdivision (unanimous)
- Appointed Harold Whatley and Richard Newton to Lee County Planning Commission (unanimous)
- Approved educational reimbursement for Deputy Shawn McDevitt (unanimous)
- Approved consent agenda including claims and procurement card transactions (unanimous)
- Tabled Loachapoka Water Authority project discussion
County Commission
The Commission voted to affirm noise ordinance citations following an appeal and authorized a request for an Attorney General's opinion regarding public records for delinquent garbage customers. Other actions included approving a liquor license transfer and educational reimbursements for deputies.
- Affirmed noise ordinance citations (4-1)
- Authorized request for Attorney General's opinion on disclosing delinquent garbage customers (Unanimous)
- Approved lounge retail liquor license transfer for The Tavern at Lake Harding (Unanimous)
- Approved educational reimbursement requests for Deputies Ben Causland and Jared Corbett (Unanimous)
- Approved consent agenda including claims and July 31, 2023 minutes (Unanimous)
- Reappointed George Dyar, Barbara Patton, and Lee Roy Kelly to the E911 Board (Unanimous)