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City Council · Thursday, January 22, 2026 · 6:30 PM

Regular Council Meeting

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Summary

The Freeport City Council met on January 22, 2026, and approved several routine and substantive items. The —covering bills, a for heat pump and community center work at LaGrange Road, and financial reports—passed unanimously. The council then voted to remove the Chelco payment kiosk from City Hall and have Chelco provide a drop box instead, to move the Community Center to its own accounting line for better budget tracking, to approve a $191,053 for deep foundation support on a wagon wheel well project, and to approve a related $11,000 budget amendment. The council also approved lowering the Community Center's minimum rental duration from 4 hours to 2 hours to accommodate shorter events. A lengthy discussion ensued about hosting a Christmas Dinner for the Florida League of Cities, with legal guidance that the city can proceed with no formal vote. A pool repair project was reported to be nearing completion.

Why it matters

These decisions improve city operations and customer service by relocating a utility payment option, better tracking the Community Center's finances, and making the Community Center more accessible to residents with shorter events. The wagon wheel well infrastructure improvement ensures proper foundation support.

What happened

Budget & taxes3 items

  • : Bills, #5, and Financial Reports

    Passed 5–0 · unanimous

    Passed on the with all five council members voting aye.

    Where: LaGrange Road

  • Community Center Tracking Account

    Passed 5–0 · unanimous

    Council approved moving the Community Center to its own account to better track budget categories and expenses specific to the Community Center.

  • for Wagon Wheel Well

    Passed 5–0 · unanimous

    Council approved a to cover the wagon wheel well , rounding to $11,000 from the 1.7 million carryover in the well budget.

    • $11,000.00 · Budget Amendment for Wagon Wheel Well

Roads & infrastructure1 item

  • Wagon Wheel for Deep Foundation Support

    Passed 5–0 · unanimous

    Council approved a for Phoenix Fabricators to provide deep foundation support instead of the originally contracted shallow foundation support for the wagon wheel well project.

    • $191,053.00 · Change order for deep foundation support

Parks1 item

  • Pool Repairs Update

    Parks Director reported that pool repairs are nearing completion, with plaster work scheduled for the next few weeks, expected to be finished within a couple of weeks.

Other2 items

  • Removal of Chelco Kiosk and Drop Box Installation

    Passed 5–0 · unanimous

    Council approved removal of the Chelco customer kiosk from City Hall and requested that Chelco provide a drop box at a new location in the parking lot, with no rental fee charged to the city.

    Where: City Hall

  • Community Center Rental Duration and Rates

    Passed 5–0 · unanimous

    Council approved changing the minimum rental duration for the Community Center from 4 hours to 2 hours, allowing shorter events without changing the rates.

Coming up

  • Pool repairs expected to be completed · within a couple of weeks

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