Board of County Commissioners November 10, 2026

The Clay County Board of County Commissioners meeting was held November 10, 2026. The board unanimously approved an agreement for a statutorily required impact-fee study after discussion of an estimated cost of about $90,000; commissioners emphasized assessing whether the county’s fees adequately reflect growth-related costs. Staff reported a capital-project portfolio of 138 projects budgeted at $144.3 million, with $23.2 million spent as of November 2. The bonded transportation program had expended $172.5 million; the report also noted $34.2 million spent against the $65 million bond. Updates covered road, drainage, fire-station, and facility work, including Anderson Columbia’s transportation work and planned fire-station construction by Ajax Construction.

Procurement activity included RFP 2627-003 for a public-private partnership to expand the regional sports complex, which opened that day and received bids for evaluation; RFP 2526-085 for the public-safety complex, which received six bids and requested presentations; and upcoming solicitations for a county-property lease, Orange Park milling and resurfacing, and telecommunications use of county property. Upcoming items include fairgrounds water improvements, a veterinary digital radiography system, CDBG sidewalk and ADA-ramp work, dirt-road paving, demolition and replacement work, and portable-toilet rental. The county manager also sought permission to apply for a U.S. DOT wildlife-crossing grant due November 16, but the transcript does not capture the board’s decision. No contract awards or bid approvals are recorded in the excerpt.