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Planning Commission

The Polk County Planning Commission is a seven-member board appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. The Planning Commission approves or denies certain types of development applications in the Land Development Code. These developments are identified in the code as a Level 3 or Level 4 review.

The Planning Commission meets at 9 a.m. the first Wednesday of each month in the board room of the County Administration Building, 330 W. Church St. in Bartow.

For information about a case, please contact the Planner on Call at PlannerOnCall@polk-county.net or (863) 534-6084.

Board Members

Voting Members

  • Rebecca Troutman (Chair), Aug. 31, 2023
  • David Dalton (Secretary), Aug. 31, 2025
  • Rennie Heath (Vice-Chair), Nov. 4, 2022
  • Sean Harper, Aug. 31, 2023
  • Brooke Agnini, Oct. 24, 2024
  • Tommy Addison, Aug. 31, 2024
  • Robert Beltran, Aug. 31, 2023
  • Jonathan Fleming, (Alternate), July 1, 2023
  • Angelic Sims, (Alternate), Sept. 19, 2024
  • James Lancsek, (Alternate), Jan. 2, 2023

Non-Voting Members

  • Lt. Col. Steven Thomas, Avon Park Air Force Range
  • Charles (Buck) MacLaughlin, Avon Park Air Force Range (Alternate)
  • Jennifer Farrell, Polk County School Board

Meetings and Agendas