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| Public Hearing | December 11, 2025, at 1 p.m. |
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| Council Meeting | December 12, 2025, at 9 a.m. |
| Location | Florida Department of Environmental Protection Marjory Stoneman Douglas Building, Conference Room 137 3900 Commonwealth Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32399 |
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December 11, 2025
| Item | Description | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Call to order/announcements. | N/A |
| 2 | Presentations on the 61 Ranch, Hi Oaks Ranch, Mandalay Point, and Shoal River Timberlands 2026 Cycle 1 Florida Forever project proposals. | N/A |
| 3 | Presentations on the Annutteliga Hammock, Little Orange Creek Corridor, Matanzas to Ocala Conservation Corridor, Strategic Managed Area Lands List, Volusia Conservation Corridor, and Williamson Cattle Company Florida Forever project boundary amendments. | N/A |
| 4 | Public testimony on Florida Forever 2026 Cycle 1 proposals, boundary amendments, and existing projects. | N/A |
December 12, 2025
| Item | Description | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Call to order/announcements. | N/A |
| 6 | Consider summaries of the October 10, 2025, regional public hearing and Council meeting. | Approve |
| 7 | Negative response report. | N/A |
| 8 | Consider a 10-year update to the Suwannee Ridge Wildlife and Environmental Area management plan (Lease No. 4405). | Approve |
| 9 | Consider a 10-year update to the Big Shoals State Forest management plan (Lease No. 3592). | Approve |
| 10 | Consider the Pablo Creek Conservation Area management plan (Lease No. 4889). | Approve |
| 11 | Consider a 10-year update to the Balm-Boyette Scrub Preserve management plan (Lease No. 4093). | Approve |
| 12 | Consider (1) whether approximately 1.61 acres of state-owned land managed by the Florida Forest Service as part of Blackwater River State Forest are no longer needed for conservation purposes and (2) whether to exchange the 1.61-acre parcel for 5.18 acres of privately-owned land. | Approve |
| 13 | Develop the 2026 Florida Forever Priority List. | Approve |
| 14 | Vote whether 61 Ranch, Hi Oaks Ranch, Mandalay Point, and Shoal River Timberlands 2026 Cycle 1 proposals will proceed through the project evaluation process for potential addition to the 2027 Florida Forever Priority List. | Approve |
| 15 | Vote whether to amend the Annutteliga Hammock Florida Forever Project boundary to add one parcel totaling ±40 acres in Hernando County with a tax assessed market value of $58,340. | Approve |
| 16 | Vote on whether to amend the Little Orange Creek Corridor Florida Forever Project boundary to add two parcels totaling ±592 acres in Putnam County with a tax assessed market value of $1,588,487. | Approve |
| 17 | Vote on whether to amend the Matanzas to Ocala Conservation Corridor Florida Forever Project boundary to add 11 parcels totaling ±1,117 acres in Flagler and Putnam Counties with a tax assessed market value of $4,310,380. | Approve |
| 18 | Vote on whether to amend the Strategic Managed Area Lands List Florida Forever Project boundary to add one parcel totaling ±27 acres in Miami-Dade County with a tax assessed market value of $17,637. | Approve |
| 19 | Vote on whether to amend the Strategic Managed Area Lands List Florida Forever Project boundary to add three parcels totaling ±30 acres in Polk County with a tax assessed market value of $927,338. | Approve |
| 20 | Vote on whether to amend Volusia Conservation Corridor Florida Forever Project boundary to add two parcels totaling ±293 acres in Volusia County with a tax assessed market value of $4,833,503. | Approve |
| 21 | Vote on whether to amend the Williamson Cattle Company Florida Forever Project boundary to add one parcel totaling ±558 acres in Okeechobee County with a tax assessed market value of $4,854,001. | Approve |
| Adjourn | N/A |
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