DeSoto County boards weighed data center moratorium, landfill expansion, and budget; minutes pending
DeSoto County's Board of County Commissioners had a full agenda on July 28, 2026, including a proposed data center moratorium, a landfill expansion services agreement, and a fiscal year 2025/2026 budget amendment. However, minutes for that meeting and three other recent county meetings have not yet been published, so outcomes — including vote tallies and final dollar amounts — are not yet available in the public record.
Board of County Commissioners — July 28
The Board's agenda listed several consequential items for consideration:
- **Data Center Moratorium Ordinance** — an ordinance proposing a moratorium on data centers.
- **Landfill Expansion** — a supplemental agreement with SCS Engineers for Landfill Expansion Zones 6 and 7.
- **Turner Avenue truck traffic** — a resolution to temporarily suspend truck traffic restrictions on Turner Avenue for livestock transport.
- **Budget Amendment for Fiscal Year 2025/2026** — including Landfill Construction and Sheriff funds.
- **Rezone request (RZNE-0081-2026)** — filed for Vitali Ostrikov.
A separate Board of County Commissioners Budget Workshop II was also scheduled the same day, with discussion of the 2025-2026 budget and a PowerPoint presentation on the 2026-2027 budget (item 26-1919).
Because minutes are not yet published, it is not possible to report what was decided, amended, or tabled.
Special Masters — July 28
The Special Masters were scheduled to hear code enforcement and lien cases, including:
- A continued case for Apple Orchard Holdings LLC (SM CE 26-0044).
- Lien hearings for Bardomiano Alejo Jr. & Patricia Estrada, Lisa M. Barone, Randy Rafael Rodriguez, and John R. & Nancy L. Herrmann.
- Lien reduction and release requests for Stone Truck, LLC.
- A lien release request for Halina Brett regarding 1548 SE Apple Dr.
Outcomes are not available; minutes have not been published.
Economic Development Advisory Committee — July 23
The committee was scheduled to discuss the Economic Development element of the DeSoto 2050 Comprehensive Plan. The agenda also included a development update provided by Sondra Guffey, Misty Servia, and Beth Carsten, and a Florida Department of Transportation projects update. Minutes are not yet published.
Coming up
- **Planning Commission — August 4, 2026:** A quasi-judicial public hearing on a rezoning request (RZNE-0065-2025) from Millrose Properties FL LLC to rezone the Heritage Lakes project to a Planned Unit Development (PUD). The agenda also includes proof of publication and meeting minutes.
- **Tourism Development Council — August 11, 2026:** Scheduled items include a bed tax revenue update (26-1927), marketing matching grant revisions (26-1930), a presentation from Twin Creeks Adventure Ranch (26-1929), discussion of changing the future TDC meeting schedule (26-1931), and approval of minutes from the June 9, 2026 meeting (26-1926).
Residents seeking confirmed outcomes from the July meetings should watch for published minutes on the county's official website.