Seminole County public meetings in 2025

Planning & Zoning Board

The Planning and Zoning Board voted to postpone the conditional use permit for eight chicken houses until members can inspect the property. Motions were also passed to appoint Stan Kennedy as Chairman, Angela Myrick as Vice Chairman, and Deanne McVey as Secretary. The meeting was then adjourned.

• Motion to table permit decision passed (Rykard motion, Myrick seconded, Odom opposed, others approved)
• Motion to appoint Stan Kennedy as Chairman passed (unanimous)
• Motion to appoint Angela Myrick as Vice Chairman passed (unanimous)
• Motion to appoint Deanne McVey as Secretary passed (unanimous)
• Motion to adjourn the meeting passed (unanimous)

Board of Commissioners

The Seminole County Board of Commissioners will hold a work session and regular meeting to review zoning and annexation requests. The body will also discuss millage, contractor selection for CDBG DR, and financial reports for October 2025.

• Zoning request for Luu Trinh Joint Spousal Revocable Living Trust
• Annexation of Oakview Church / Post Road; Hwy 91 ALT; Ash Crossing
• CDBG DR contractor selection
• Millage discussion
• Housing Task Force appointment

The Board approved an amendment to the agenda adding items 6b and 6c. A motion to deny the conditional use permit for the proposed chicken house was passed. Consideration of new open‑records management software was tabled until next month. Motions to enter, exit, and resume the regular session were also approved.

• Amended agenda to add items 6b and 6c (all in favor)
• Denied conditional use permit for proposed chicken house (all in favor)
• Entered executive session (all in favor)
• Ended executive session (all in favor)
• Returned to regular meeting (all in favor)
• Tabled open‑records management software purchase until next month (all in favor)

Board of Commissioners

On November 5, 2025, the Seminole County Board of Commissioners hosted an educational session at the Courthouse Annex (230 Cherry St., Donalsonville) to discuss breeder chicken houses, environmental impacts, and regulatory requirements. County Manager Paula Granger emphasized the meeting was purely informational and not a decision‑making session. Participants—including county officials, DNR representatives, university experts, industry representatives, and local property owners—reviewed practices, setbacks, and permit processes but no actions were approved, denied, or tabled.

Board of Commissioners

The Board amended the agenda to add item 13d. It entered and then exited an executive session on threatened litigation. The conditional use permit was tabled for further review. A motion to table the vote on purchasing the GeoComm GIS system was passed, pending confirmation of funding and final pricing.

• Amended agenda to add item 13d (unanimous)
• Entered executive session due to threatened litigation (unanimous)
• Exited executive session and returned to regular meeting (unanimous)
• Tabled conditional use permit for further review (unanimous)
• Tabled vote on GeoComm GIS purchase pending funding confirmation (unanimous)

Board of Commissioners

The Seminole County Board of Commissioners met on Oct. 14, 2025 for a public hearing on a conditional use permit for three commercial chicken breeder egg houses at 5423 Scott Road. Commissioners heard comments from residents, environmental groups, and landowners raising concerns about water quality, air emissions, health impacts, and property values. No vote or formal action on the permit was recorded during the meeting. Consequently, no substantive decisions were taken.

Planning & Zoning Board

The Planning and Zoning Board held a public hearing on the Luu Trinh Joint Spousal Revocable Living Trust's request for a conditional use permit to build three commercial chicken breeder egg houses on 30.75 acres at 5423 Scott Road. Residents, experts, and officials presented concerns about water runoff, air quality, property values, and compliance with ordinance Section 10.04. No vote or formal decision was recorded during the meeting.

Board of Commissioners

The Board amended the agenda to include a citizen comment slot. It approved moving forward with drafting an intergovernmental agreement for the airport, adopted an ovarian cancer proclamation, and approved the August 2025 financial, minutes, and overtime reports. All motions passed with all commissioners in favor.

• Amended agenda to add Citizen Comments (all in favor)
• Approved moving forward with drafting an intergovernmental agreement for the airport (all in favor)
• Adopted Ovarian Cancer Proclamation (all in favor)
• Approved financial reports for August 2025 as presented (all in favor)
• Approved minutes of public hearings and meetings as presented (all in favor)
• Approved overtime reports as presented (all in favor)

Board of Commissioners

The Board approved the Purple Heart County designation, authorized the use of commissary funds to buy new duty weapons, and approved a $14,500 purchase of fire‑truck equipment. It also approved agenda changes adding items for Kale King and Ron Foskey and tabled the 911 mapping system update until the September meeting.

• Approved agenda changes adding items e. Kale King and f. Ron Foskey (unanimous)
• Approved Purple Heart County designation (unanimous)
• Approved use of commissary funds for new duty weapons (unanimous)
• Approved $14,500 fire‑truck equipment purchase (unanimous)
• Tabled decision on 911 mapping system update until September meeting (unanimous)

Planning & Zoning Board

The Planning and Zoning Board voted to terminate the Minh Luu Chicken Breeder Egg Farm conditional use permit application. The motion to terminate passed with all members in favor. The board then adjourned the meeting by unanimous vote. No further action on the application will be taken at the next scheduled meeting.

• Terminate Minh Luu Chicken Breeder Egg Farm conditional use permit application – motion passed unanimously
• Adjourn meeting – motion passed unanimously

Planning & Zoning Board

The Planning and Zoning Board did not issue a final ruling on the Minh Luu Chicken Breeder Farm application. Board members clarified that the request is for a conditional use permit. They voted to table the item until additional information is obtained. The motion to table was adopted with all members in favor.

• Tabled conditional use permit recommendation (motion passed)

Board of Commissioners

The Seminole County Board of Commissioners approved multiple items, including the purchase of an Energreen demo limb cutter, designation of surplus farm equipment, acquisition of four patrol vehicles, and a $4,500 cost for polling‑equipment testing. The board also approved the donation of surplus soccer goals, a memorandum of agreement with Iron City and Donalsonville, a budget amendment, and the renewal of the Survival Flight EMS contract with a 3% increase.

• Approved purchase of Energreen demo limb cutter (all in favor)
• Declared 2005 F150 and 2016 New Holland tractor surplus (all in favor)
• Approved purchase of three Chevrolet Tahoe’s and one Ford F150 patrol vehicles (all in favor)
• Approved $4,500 cost for polling equipment testing (all in favor)
• Approved donation of surplus soccer goals to the Friendship House (all in favor)
• Approved memorandum of agreement with Iron City and Donalsonville for election services (all in favor)
• Approved amendment to the M&O budget (all in favor)
• Renewed Survival Flight contract with 3% increase ($772,500) (all in favor)