Washington County agendas: Rolling Pines land-use change, Isaias fee waiver, $93,750 recycling agreement
Washington County's Board of County Commissioners and its Planning Commission held four meetings in the past two weeks, but the records available for each are agendas only — minutes have not been published. No votes, tallies or outcomes are recorded in the material reviewed here, so the items below are what was scheduled for hearing or discussion, not what was decided.
Rolling Pines: 137.81 acres would shift from Conservation to Agriculture
The Planning Commission met Oct. 5 at 5:00 PM in the Commission Board Room in Chipley for a public hearing on a Large Scale Future Land Use Map Amendment covering about 137.81 acres on Rolling Pines Road. The request would change the future land use from Conservation to Agriculture/Silviculture to allow a 19-lot subdivision called Rolling Pines, at Chipley, FL 32428, Parcel Identification Number 00-3135-0003.
The hearing was a transmittal hearing: the question before the commission was whether to send the proposed amendment to the Florida Department of Commerce for state review. Adoption would come later in the year. The rest of the agenda was routine — roll call, agenda and minutes approval, public comments and staff updates — including approval of the September 14, 2026 regular meeting minutes. The next Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for November 2, 2026.
Project Gantry industrial park
The Board of County Commissioners met in special session Oct. 5 at 9:00 AM in the Commission Board Room in Chipley. The agenda centered on a public hearing to update the participating party for Project Gantry, an industrial park project, presented by Tony Daniels, Director of Economic Development. The remaining items were procedural: proclamation, adoption of the agenda, non-agenda public participation and adjournment. The agenda lists no votes, dollar amounts or contract terms.
Building fees for Hurricane Isaias repairs
A second special board meeting on Oct. 15 listed a request to waive building fees for repairs related to Hurricane Isaias, along with a discussion regarding a generator. The agenda does not state the dollar value of the fees involved or who submitted the waiver request.
Recycling, E-911, roads and the medical examiner
An Oct. 15 board workshop listed a 2026-2027 Recycling Agreement for $93,750; a state-funded agreement for E-911 Services; a Medical Examiner Interlocal Agreement for FY 2027; a time extension request for Holmes Valley Road to December 31, 2027; and time extension requests for the Crystal Lake and Davidson Road projects. The Oct. 5 board agenda identified the Oct. 15 workshop as set for 9:00 a.m. CST at 1331 South Blvd., Chipley.
Coming up
The board's next regular meeting is Oct. 22. Its agenda lists the 2026-2027 Recycling Agreement for $93,750, which also appeared on the Oct. 15 workshop agenda; September vouchers totaling $2,268,077.68; a one-time transfer of $12,000 from Tri-County Community Council to Council on Aging; contract awards for Davidson Road to Lagniappe Contracting and Paving LLC and Panhandle Engineering; the sale of county-owned property; and appointment of a board member to the Tri-County Community Council.
The Planning Commission next meets November 2, 2026.