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Regular Board of County Commissioners Meeting · 2026-06-16 · agenda_packet

Highlands County Board of County Commissioners meeting on June 16, 2026. Key actions included approving agreements for disaster debris removal and recovery services with Phillips Environmental LLC as the prime contractor and Ceres Environmental Services, Inc. as the secondary contractor. The board also approved an amendment to an agreement with Otis Elevator Company for $15,854.16 and an amendment to the Healthy Families Florida Agreement for $193,116. A presentation was given regarding Sebring Airport Authority's capital projects, including the Webster Turn Dr. Rehabilitation ($2,940,000), Fuel Farm Improvements ($852,000), South Partial Parallel Taxiway D ($2,837,000), and Airfield Drainage - Phase 2 ($3,044,630). An agreement amendment with Associated Asphalt, LLC for $1,000,000 was approved. The board also considered a request to waive Landfill Tipping Fees for the Highway Park Neighborhood Council Great American Cleanup, estimating 12 tons of waste with a waived cost of $660.00. A resolution was adopted to vacate existing drainage easements. An ordinance extending a burn ban was considered. A special exception approval dated May 12, 2020, for property at 80 Hicoria Road, Venus, Florida, owned by CompostUSA of Highlands County, LLC, was amended. The board also approved an agreement amendment with Associated Asphalt, LLC for $1,000,000.00. A grant application for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) was considered, with a required local match of $200,000 and additional costs of $199,859.99, totaling $399,859.99.