SUBJECT:
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PUBLIC HEARING to Consider the Final Evaluation and Appraisal Report for the Marion County Comprehensive Plan and Authorize Staff to Submit the Report to the State of Florida
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Kenneth Weyrauch, Deputy Director |
Growth Services |
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
Staff will present the attached final Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) for public comment and Board consideration. This item was previously considered by the Board during a workshop on January 15, 2025. However, Marion County received a Community Planning Technical Assistance (CPTA) grant to assist with the EAR and the grant requires approval of the report during a public hearing, not just a workshop as was conducted in January.
A general overview of the past year’s EAR efforts are as follows:
• From June 2024 to January 2025, eight workshops were held with the Board, as well as eight community meetings and additional stakeholder meetings.
• On January 15, 2025, the Board approved transmittal of the EAR, and on January 28, 2025, the final report was submitted to FloridaCommerce.
• On February 3, 2025, Growth Services received a letter from FloridaCommerce stating compliance with the EAR process and expectation that Comprehensive Plan amendments based on the EAR are to be transmitted to FloridaCommerce by January 28, 2026.
Since the January transmittal of the EAR, Staff has held 9 workshops, with the next one scheduled for June 23, 2026, to review proposed changes to the Comprehensive Plan. Additional workshops and public meetings are still forthcoming with the intention of satisfying transmittal of amendments to the Comprehensive Plan by the January 28, 2026 deadline.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
None
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Take public comment, provide direction to incorporate comments into the Comprehensive Plan amendment process or otherwise, and motion approval of the previously transmitted Final EAR.
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