Taylor County Board of County Commissioners

At the October 21, 2026 Taylor County Board of County Commissioners meeting, the board opened three bids for Phase Two fire station construction: D.E. Scorpio Corporation at $2,275,527; RAM Construction and Development LLC at $1,657,916.59; and Gray Construction at $1,799,503. The county reported $1.5 million in state appropriations for the project; no award was made in the transcript. The board also received statements of qualifications from North Florida Professional Services and Locklear for Highland Lakes Park rehabilitation design, engineering, and permitting, with no selection recorded. The board approved the Newport Water Authority’s proposed 2026–27 budget. Discussion covered approximately $20 million in hurricane funding, water-system and storage upgrades, and Riverside Drive water-line replacement projects estimated at $2.5–3 million and $4 million. The authority also described a meter system costing just over $1 million that has been installed.

The board approved an FAA grant pre-application package for the Perry-Foley Airport layout plan and master plan update. The agenda described requests for $46,500 in discretionary funding and $300,000 in non-primary entitlement, while the presenter stated $26,500 and $300,000, respectively. The Tattnall Senior Citizen Center requested county support amid a reported $86,000 deficit over two years, but no funding action was taken. The board also discussed assessing deteriorated bird racks, which may require reconstruction and bidding, and planned a November 4 public workshop on data-center-related land development regulations; no procurement decision was made on those matters.