Crestview meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Crestview council to hold public hearings on annexation, rezoning

No final decisions were published from Crestview's government meetings over the past two weeks; all were agenda-only sessions with minutes not yet available. The most consequential item on the calendar is the City Council's Aug. 24 public hearing on annexation and rezoning ordinances.

Recent meetings

• **Aug. 10 — Community Redevelopment Agency and City Council (joint):** The two bodies met to review the draft budget and hear a presentation of audited financial statements by Purvis Gray. The agenda also included approval of minutes from prior meetings and reports from the CRA director and city manager. Agenda only.
• **Aug. 10 — City Council budget workshop:** A draft budget presentation was reviewed. No votes or final decisions were scheduled; the meeting was a discussion and information session.
• **Aug. 10 — City Council regular meeting:** First readings were held on several ordinances, including the Third Avenue annexation (Ordinance 2027), Third Avenue comprehensive plan amendment (Ordinance 2028), Third Avenue rezoning (Ordinance 2029), and Garden Street rezoning (Ordinance 2030). The council also discussed action items on anti-data center prohibitions and the FY27 employee benefits plan. Agenda only.
• **Aug. 17 — Mayor's Advisory Council:** Reviewed a youth survey, discussed a private organization youth townhall, an extension of the Crestview 101 Citizen's Academy, and an update on the Okaloosa County 250 Celebration. Agenda only.
• **Aug. 18 — Special Magistrate:** Held a public hearing on red light/school zone violations and code enforcement cases, including animal control matters. Specific case details were not provided in the agenda. Agenda only.

Upcoming: Aug. 24 City Council

The council will hold public hearings on the Third Avenue annexation (Ordinance 2027), Third Avenue rezoning (Ordinance 2029), and Garden Street rezoning (Ordinance 2030). The meeting summary also lists public hearings on a Third Avenue comprehensive plan amendment and a Harrisburg Estates rezoning. First readings are scheduled for sewer-only utility rates (Ordinance 2034) and a comprehensive fee schedule amendment for FY27 (Ordinance 2035). The agenda also includes a discussion on cottage food home occupations and an interlocal agreement with Okaloosa County Animal Services.

Coming up

• **Aug. 24 — City Council regular meeting:** Public hearings on annexation and rezoning ordinances, plus first readings on utility rates and fee schedule. This is the only upcoming meeting listed in the next 14 days.

Crestview council takes up annexation, budget; minutes pending

The Crestview City Council met Aug. 10 for a budget workshop and a regular meeting that included first readings on the Third Avenue annexation and related rezoning, as well as a discussion of anti-data center rules. Minutes from these meetings have not yet been published, so no official actions are recorded. The Planning and Development Board also held public hearings Aug. 3 on the same annexation and rezoning items.

Annexation and rezoning on Third Avenue and other properties

The council's Aug. 10 agenda included first readings on several ordinances: Ordinance 2027 (Third Avenue Annexation), Ordinance 2028 (Third Avenue Comprehensive Plan Amendment), and Ordinance 2029 (Third Avenue Rezoning). The council also considered first readings on Ordinance 2030 (Garden Street Rezoning) and Ordinance 2032 (Harrisburg Estates Rezoning). These same items were the subject of public hearings before the Planning and Development Board on Aug. 3, which also listed Ordinance 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, and 2032 on its agenda. No votes or outcomes are available because minutes have not been published.

Budget workshop and joint CRA meeting

The City Council held a budget workshop on Aug. 10 to review a draft budget presentation. According to the agenda, no votes or final decisions were scheduled; the meeting was primarily a discussion and information session. Later that day, the Community Redevelopment Agency and City Council held a joint special meeting to review the draft budget and hear a presentation of audited financial statements by Purvis Gray. That agenda also included approval of minutes from Aug. 25, 2025, and Sept. 29, 2025, along with reports from the CRA director and city manager.

Anti-data center rules and other action items

The council's regular meeting agenda included Action Item 10.1 on anti-data center prohibitions. The agenda also referenced the FY27 employee benefits plan, task orders, a Head Start lease extension, and grant agreements as part of the consent agenda. Specific details on these items were not provided in the agenda summary.

Coming up

Two meetings are scheduled in the next 14 days:

• **City Council (Mayor's Advisory Council)** – Aug. 17: The advisory council will review a youth survey, receive an update on a private organization youth townhall, consider an extension of the Crestview 101 Citizen's Academy, and get an update on the Okaloosa County 250 Celebration. The agenda is largely procedural, with no votes on ordinances or contracts.
• **Special Magistrate** – Aug. 18: A public hearing will consider red light/school zone violations (case numbers 1012000000270870 and 1012000000271951) and code enforcement cases, including animal control matters and cases 26-157, 26-239, 26-469, 26-375, and 26-343. Interested parties may appear and be heard.

All recent meeting minutes remain unpublished, so residents should check the city's official channels for final actions and decisions.