Here are some topics from the last Board of County Commissioners meeting. If you want to know more about what was discussed and decided, you can read the agendas and minutes as they get posted. You can watch the meeting in full on our Facebook page or website.
Planning next year’s budget to meet the needs of our communities
Commissioners held the first of two public hearings required to adopt a millage rate and budget. Review the tentative budget. A final public hearing will be on September 26, 2023. Commissioners also discussed how to spend the remaining $3.5 million in American Rescue Plan funds to benefit our residents. The projects that will receive funding include Libraries and Parks on the Go mobile units to bring these services to our communities, a mobile free medical clinic, media studio upgrades for live reports from the emergency operations center, a traffic signal and intersection improvements at County Road 220 and Lakeshore Drive West, a crosswalk at Thunderbolt Elementary School, water and sewer lines on College Drive, and a new dock at Williams Park. These projects will be completed by the end of 2024. You can watch the complete discussion at 1:46:44.
Grand opening planned for the new Clay County Outdoor Adventure Park
The Clay County Outdoor Adventure Park will officially open to the public on October 7th. The gun range is the first aspect of this complex. A grand opening celebration is scheduled for later this month, with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, September 29th, at 3:00 p.m. and an open house on Saturday, September 30th, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend both events to discover what this facility offers. If you'd like to watch the presentation, it starts at 3:04:10, and you can read the article about the park's opening in our newsroom.
New grants aim to improve traffic on College Drive and Wells Road
The county will apply for two community planning grants through the Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Grant Program. The grants would fund complete street assessments on College Drive and Wells Road as part of the ongoing College Drive and Gateway to Clay community initiatives. The studies would look at traffic improvements like roundabouts, traffic lanes, parking, sidewalks, and curbs among other items. Successful grant applications will provide funding late next fiscal year to complete the street assessment and identify traffic improvements in these communities. Listen to the discussion at 3:32:13.
