Winter Haven meetings cover street projects, housing, utility rates, and 2050 plan — but outcomes not yet confirmed
Winter Haven's City Commission and Planning Commission held three meetings over the past two weeks, with agendas covering complete-street projects, a workforce housing agreement, utility rate studies, commissioner compensation, and adoption of the 2050 Comprehensive Plan. Minutes have not yet been published for any of the meetings, so final actions, vote tallies, and dollar amounts approved are not yet available in the public record.
City Commission — June 23, 2026
The commission's consent agenda included multiple contracts and agreements. Listed items were:
- Award of contract to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for engineering services for the North Lake Shipp Drive Complete Street Project (10.A).
- Consulting agreement with Kimley-Horn for 30% design of the E. Lake Howard Drive SW Complete Street and utility improvements (10.B).
- Transportation consulting services agreement with Kimley-Horn for a Transportation Safety Action Plan (10.C).
- Workforce Housing Agreement with Gault Construction, LLC (10.I).
- Lake Maude Nature Park docks and boardwalk repairs and Lake Hartridge Nature Park dock replacement (10.G).
Because minutes are not yet published, it is not confirmed which items were approved, amended, or deferred.
City Commission — July 2, 2026
Commissioners were scheduled to discuss possible changes to commissioner compensation under new business (Item 13.A). The consent agenda included several development and utility items:
- Assignment of the Physicians Partnership developer's agreement to Coregro 550 Winter Haven, LLC.
- Water and sewer connection fee and rate study with Raftelis (Item 10.F).
- Emergency sludge dewatering agreement with Synagro South, LLC for WWTP #3 (Item 10.G).
- Kimley-Horn design services for the Old Helena Road Complete Street project (Item 10.K).
The agenda also listed authorization of legal counsel for matters involving Blue Line Aviation and adoption of the 2025 Annual Lakes Report. Outcomes are not yet confirmed pending publication of minutes.
Planning Commission — July 2, 2026
The Planning Commission was set to hold public hearings on two major items:
- A request to rezone 4.24 acres at 717 Sixth St SW from Commercial-Heavy (C-4) to Planned Unit Development (PUD), case P-26-19.
- Adoption of the 2050 Winter Haven Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map Series, cases P-26-16 and P-26-17.
The commission was also scheduled to consider approval of the June 2, 2026 meeting minutes. As with the City Commission meetings, minutes from this session have not yet been published, so recommendations or decisions are not confirmed.
What this means for residents
The items on these agendas touch street design and safety, housing, park repairs, water and sewer rates, and the city's long-term land-use plan. Residents who want to know what was actually decided should watch for the published minutes, which will record votes and any approved dollar amounts.
Coming up
No upcoming meetings are listed for the next 14 days, according to the agendas and schedules provided.
Earlier weeks
- week of 2026-06-29 — City Commission Agendas Include Roadway Design Contracts, Commissioner Pay Discussion
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