# Taylor County Board of County Commisssioners


**Body:** mis director
**Date:** October 06, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Professional Services, Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


At its October 6, 2026 meeting, the Taylor County Board of County Commissioners approved a $61,900 design-build contract for one pickleball court at Southside Park, funded entirely by a startup grant. The transcript identifies Oak Management Group LLC as the recommended contractor, though the vendor names in the bid discussion are somewhat garbled; officials said the other bid exceeded $158,000, largely because of a substantially higher staging fee. The board also approved speed humps at Deco Beach, to be paid from district funds, and accepted the Taylor County Development Authority’s FY2025 financial statements and released $100,000 in FY2026 funds. For the Ash Street sidewalk and roadway construction project, the board adopted a resolution authorizing execution of an FDOT supplemental funding agreement providing approximately $1.9 million in additional funding; the underlying agreement had already been approved.

The board considered a proposed $298,440 contract for a commercial C3 planning and feasibility study, funded by a Florida Commerce grant. After public comment on potential effects of a seafood/commercial-fishing facility on local businesses, fishing, and tourism, commissioners voted to deny both the grant agreement and the proposed consultant contract. No feasibility study contract was awarded.

**Source:** mis director