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Daily Commercial, The (Leesburg, FL)
August 13, 2003
Clermont tables planning agreement talks again
Author: PETE SKIBA
Clermont City Council unanimously tabled discussion and possible adoption of a Joint Interlocal
Planning Agreement with Lake County -- again.
The City Council scheduled the proposal for its Aug. 26 meeting.
Councilwoman Elaine Renick asked the City Council to table the agreement at its July 22
meeting because she wanted clarification of Green Swamp protection and because she thought
the agreement read too "pro-growth" rather than "managed growth."
This time City Council tabled the agreement to have it come up at the same time as the proposed
adoption of the City Utilities Service District, which would cover approximately the same area as
the JPA.
City manager Wayne Saunders said that the county was lagging behind in adopting the
agreement because it had not made it to discussion before Lake County's Planning and Zoning
Board, let alone to the Lake County commissioners.
Although it had been council's wish to adopt the agreement at about the same time as the County
commissioners, Saunders said that adopting it before the commissioners would send them a
message. City councilwoman Gail Ash, said she was getting a little fed up with the county
planning and zoning board constantly delaying moving the agreement forward.
"They've been putting it off month, after month for three months," Ash said. "The last time it was
last on their agenda and it should have been number one under old business."
Saunders said that he had an assurance from county planning staff that the agreement would be
first on its next agenda. Both delays made for a better city-amended document, said Harold
Turville, mayor. He said the pressure was now on the county.
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