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City Council · Thursday, June 25, 2026 · 6:30 PM

Regular Council Meeting

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Summary

The City of Freeport held its regular council meeting on June 25, 2026, with four of five council members present. The council approved the , which included bills, , and financial reports. The city approved an loan agreement for lead study work with loan payments of $54,060.00, a budget amendment and payment of $8,117.00 for Community Center insurance, insurance renewal forms, and scheduled two budget for July 14 and August 3. The council held of a Data Center Prohibition to prevent large data centers from locating in the city. The Parks Department received approval for three fee waivers for community organizations using city facilities. The council also approved three general services agreements with engineering firms for infrastructure projects and approved a revision to the Alaqua Preserve development plan to increase unit from 42 to 44 units and move utilities underground.

Why it matters

The city is taking steps to control rapid development by banning data centers, which consume significant water and power resources, while approving infrastructure improvements and managing growth through development plan adjustments. The scheduled budget will determine spending priorities for the next .

What happened

Development & zoning5 items

  • Data Center Prohibition

    Passed 4–0 · unanimous

    Held of banning data centers from the city. The ordinance defines large-load customers as anything over 50 megawatts and specifically includes all data centers as separately defined by statute. Advertised for and for adoption, scheduled for July after the July 1 effective date of Senate Bill 484.

  • Environmental & Geotechnical Specialties General Services Agreement

    Passed 4–0 · unanimous

    Approved final contract for Environmental & Geotechnical Specialties as rotation engineer for infrastructure projects from RFQ.

  • North Florida Professional Services General Services Agreement

    Passed 4–0 · unanimous

    Approved final contract for North Florida Professional Services as rotation engineer for infrastructure projects from RFQ.

  • Knauer Never Engineering General Services Agreement

    Passed 4–0 · unanimous

    Approved final contract for Knauer Never Engineering as rotation engineer for infrastructure projects from RFQ.

  • Alaqua Preserve Adjustment

    Passed 4–0 · unanimous

    Approved revision to Alaqua Preserve project development plan. Changes include renaming from Alaqua Reserve to The Reserve at Hammock Bay, removing overhead power line to make all utilities underground, reverting from rural standards to standard impervious surface ratios, and increasing unit from 42 to 44 units (still well under density cap).

    Part of project: Alaqua Preserve PDP

Budget & taxes3 items

  • Insurance Increase - Community Center

    Passed 4–0 · unanimous

    Approved and payment for premium adjustment from FMIT for Community Center insurance coverage. The Community Center went into service in November 2025, after the insurance period start date.

    • $8,117.00 · FMIT premium adjustment for Community Center insurance

  • Insurance Renewal

    Passed 4–0 · unanimous

    Approved signing of insurance forms for FMIT required for closeout.

  • FY26/27 Budget Planning

    Passed 4–0 · unanimous

    Set dates for budget : first workshop on July 14 at 5:00 pm and second workshop on August 3 at 5:00 pm. Council member Haffner requested moving the first workshop from July 30 to mid-July.

Utilities1 item

  • Loan - Lead Study

    Passed 4–0 · unanimous

    Approved signing of loan agreement and authorized commencement of loan payments for lead study work including North Bay coverage, which had been finalized and reimbursed.

    • $54,060.00 · SRF loan payment amount for lead study

Parks1 item

  • Fee Waivers for Blount House and Park Fields

    Passed 4–0 · unanimous

    Approved three fee waivers: Walton Okaloosa Council on Aging for Blount House use Monday-Wednesday 9am-1pm, Town Planter's Society for monthly meetings in Blount House, and Freeport Little League for yearly park field usage.

Other1 item

  • Passed 4–0 · unanimous

    Approved on including bills, #13 for SS4A, Budget Amendment #14 for Technical Assistance Plan, FY25 Financial Reports Post Audit, and Revenue and Expenditure Reports through April and May 2026.

Coming up

  • and for Data Center Prohibition adoption, scheduled for first meeting in July
  • First Budget Workshop · Jul 14, 2026
  • Second Budget Workshop · Aug 3, 2026
  • July 4 Parade starting at 6:00 pm with band performance at 6:30 pm and fireworks at dusk; roads closed at 5:30 pm · Jul 4, 2026

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