GREEN COVE SPRINGS — The Clay County Board of County Commissioners voted 5-0 to approve an extensive list of future legislative requests at Tuesday's meeting. In its 2026 legislative …
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GREEN COVE SPRINGS — The Clay County Board of County Commissioners voted 5-0 to approve an extensive list of future legislative requests at Tuesday's meeting.
In its 2026 legislative priorities draft, the county highlighted five areas of that they plan to hone in on, including: addressing the rising cost of homeowners insurance, promoting the transition to a resilient tax system, supporting increased funding for the judicial system, continuing to promote local control over tax dollars and the allocation of those funds, and promoting the consolidation of Public Service Answering Points at the county level.
The county divided its specific funding appropriation requests by four categories: public safety, quality of life, roads and water quality. This list of projects includes:
• $5 million to expand County Road 218 to four lanes
• $3 million for the construction of a new Public Safety Administration Building.
• $2 million for the construction of a new multi-agency warehouse to support county and state operations.
• $1.5 million for the construction of a new fleet center to support and streamline public safety, sheriff's office and county operations.
• $2 million for the construction of a new 911 Communications/EOC Center.
• $2 million for supplying utilities to the Public Safety Training Complex
• $1 million to support a pilot project for new septic tanks in areas where wastewater treatment is not available.
• $750,000 to construct the next phase of the Moccasin Slough boardwalk and observation tower.
• $750,000 to implement improvements at the Clay County Fairgrounds
• $500,000 to preserve the condition of the Historic Courthouse.
The county continues to support Home Rule, a concept added to the Florida Constitution in 1968. This concept allows municipalities to govern themselves as long as they don't violate state law. The county said this keeps citizens directly involved throughout the legislative process.
Following the board's unanimous approval, staff said the next step is to work on the project forms through the delegation of legislative aides to finalize the proposal.
