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[Tabled: Sheriff's lease, for an ICE detention center, --Bradford County Commission, Thursday, April 16, 2026]
Tabled: Sheriff's lease, for an ICE detention center, --Bradford County Commission, Thursday, April 16, 2026

[Tabled: Sheriff's lease, for an ICE detention center, --Bradford County Commission, Thursday, April 16, 2026]
Tabled: Sheriff's lease, for an ICE detention center, --Bradford County Commission, Thursday, April 16, 2026

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[Agenda, 2026-04-16]
Agenda, 2026-04-16

[Public Comments, 2026-04-16 01:26:40]
Public Comments, 2026-04-16 01:26:40

[Kristi Beall, 2026-04-16 1:26:26: High risk of doing permanent damage to the trails and lakes and quality of life.]
Kristi Beall, 2026-04-16 1:26:26: High risk of doing permanent damage to the trails and lakes and quality of life.

[Maria Gear, Brooker, 2026-04-16 1:29:32]
Maria Gear, Brooker, 2026-04-16 1:29:32

[Steve Weinkoff, 2026-04-16 1:32:37: Cart in front of the horse. Got the property before checking to see if the property was contaminated.]
Steve Weinkoff, 2026-04-16 1:32:37: Cart in front of the horse. Got the property before checking to see if the property was contaminated.

[Carol Mosley, 2026-04-16 1:35:41: a zombie that keeps gasping for air. the same decision that wasn't decided the last time it was on the agenda.]
Carol Mosley, 2026-04-16 1:35:41: a zombie that keeps gasping for air. the same decision that wasn't decided the last time it was on the agenda.

[Kristin Rubin, 2026-04-16 1:38:35: That is not exploration. That is a commitment of a county asset.]
Kristin Rubin, 2026-04-16 1:38:35: That is not exploration. That is a commitment of a county asset.

[Paul Still, 2026-04-16 1:51:13: The late publication also raises issues of notice.]
Paul Still, 2026-04-16 1:51:13: The late publication also raises issues of notice.

[Charles Cooper, 2026-04-16 1:54:34: Please take your time.]
Charles Cooper, 2026-04-16 1:54:34: Please take your time.

[Jenna Talleda, 2026-04-16 1:56:56: This vote on the ICE detention center is not about just one building. It is about what kind of system you invite into Bradford County.]
Jenna Talleda, 2026-04-16 1:56:56: This vote on the ICE detention center is not about just one building. It is about what kind of system you invite into Bradford County.

[Diane Williams, 2026-04-16 2:00:00: Soil contamination]
Diane Williams, 2026-04-16 2:00:00: Soil contamination

[Michael Vicker, 2026-04-16 2:03:23: New secretary has shut down warehouse purchasing.]
Michael Vicker, 2026-04-16 2:03:23: New secretary has shut down warehouse purchasing.

[Annie Griffis, 2026-04-16 2:06:09: Glad FDEP was granted access, but that's why not to move forward before FDEP results.]
Annie Griffis, 2026-04-16 2:06:09: Glad FDEP was granted access, but that's why not to move forward before FDEP results.

[Scott Belford, 2026-04-16 2:07:41: Taxes and financial impact of approving the ICE facility.]
Scott Belford, 2026-04-16 2:07:41: Taxes and financial impact of approving the ICE facility.

[Cindy Burger, 2026-04-16 2:10:55: I don't understand the rush.]
Cindy Burger, 2026-04-16 2:10:55: I don't understand the rush.

[Ethan Midell, 2026-04-16 2:13:00: The proposed timeline for this site makes it impossible to address the levels of contamination which would make it unsafe not only for human presence at the site itself, but any construction would put residents at risk of groundwater and air contamination.]
Ethan Midell, 2026-04-16 2:13:00: The proposed timeline for this site makes it impossible to address the levels of contamination which would make it unsafe not only for human presence at the site itself, but any construction would put residents at risk of groundwater and air contamination.

[Jacob Friedman, 2026-04-16 2:15:55: But this cost is not just limited to the here and now. It will affect our communities far into the future.]
Jacob Friedman, 2026-04-16 2:15:55: But this cost is not just limited to the here and now. It will affect our communities far into the future.

[Jyoti Parmar, 2026-04-16 2:18:28: Many of the members here, who have been called outsiders and been told that we don't really have any standing to speak to this ICE facility, we are your neighbors, we are your friends, we work with you, we serve you, and we live around you. Your decisions impact us and what we do impacts you. mark-spranger.html Mark Spranger 2:21:58: Leasing to the Sheriff severely undermines the Commission's credibility.]
Jyoti Parmar, 2026-04-16 2:18:28: Many of the members here, who have been called outsiders and been told that we don't really have any standing to speak to this ICE facility, we are your neighbors, we are your friends, we work with you, we serve you, and we live around you. Your decisions impact us and what we do impacts you. mark-spranger.html Mark Spranger 2:21:58: Leasing to the Sheriff severely undermines the Commission's credibility.

[Madeline Austin, 2026-04-16 2:23:52: Legacy and history. Japanese internment camps.]
Madeline Austin, 2026-04-16 2:23:52: Legacy and history. Japanese internment camps.

[Cristina Castiol, 2026-04-16 2:25:43: Serious concerns of violations, such as in Baker County.]
Cristina Castiol, 2026-04-16 2:25:43: Serious concerns of violations, such as in Baker County.

[Caitlin Caudel, 2026-04-16 2:28:57: They're calling it Alligator Auschwitz.]
Caitlin Caudel, 2026-04-16 2:28:57: They're calling it Alligator Auschwitz.

[Sage Sierra, 2026-04-16 2:31:58: Reject the Sheriff's concerns and listen to the constituents and other stakeholders.]
Sage Sierra, 2026-04-16 2:31:58: Reject the Sheriff's concerns and listen to the constituents and other stakeholders.

[Sarah Younger, 2026-04-16 2:33:05: Are you protecting county property or giving it away too quickly.]
Sarah Younger, 2026-04-16 2:33:05: Are you protecting county property or giving it away too quickly.

[Demetros Laveris, 2026-04-16 2:36:20: Agenda item 5 is strongly against the spirit of local economic growth.]
Demetros Laveris, 2026-04-16 2:36:20: Agenda item 5 is strongly against the spirit of local economic growth.

[Hannah Leadfilter, 2026-04-16 2:39:32: Enjoyed seeing all the improvements and positive community engagement.]
Hannah Leadfilter, 2026-04-16 2:39:32: Enjoyed seeing all the improvements and positive community engagement.

[Mary Bauer, 2026-04-16 2:41:18: If you vote for this you become a network of detention centers, where there is at least one suicide a week.]
Mary Bauer, 2026-04-16 2:41:18: If you vote for this you become a network of detention centers, where there is at least one suicide a week.

[Susan Brotherton, 2026-04-16 2:44:18: I am here as an American.]
Susan Brotherton, 2026-04-16 2:44:18: I am here as an American.

[Marina Smirling, 2026-04-16 2:47:36: She sang, It's OK to change your mind.]
Marina Smirling, 2026-04-16 2:47:36: She sang, It's OK to change your mind.

[Cindy Gordon, 2026-04-16 2:49:46: Totally in Florida. This is not the sort of place that wants to willfully incarcerate people.]
Cindy Gordon, 2026-04-16 2:49:46: Totally in Florida. This is not the sort of place that wants to willfully incarcerate people.

[Amy Schwarzer, 2026-04-16 2:52:44: Depends on chaotic federal government.]
Amy Schwarzer, 2026-04-16 2:52:44: Depends on chaotic federal government.

[Wendy Wood, 2026-04-16 2:54:38: Travelled to Starke to play ball.]
Wendy Wood, 2026-04-16 2:54:38: Travelled to Starke to play ball.

[Gloria Einstein, 2026-04-16 2:56:54: I'm a child of two holocaust survivors. Her father would say, Why didn't our neighbors stop it.]
Gloria Einstein, 2026-04-16 2:56:54: I'm a child of two holocaust survivors. Her father would say, Why didn't our neighbors stop it.

[Erica Ramirez, 2026-04-16 2:59:36: This decision is not being made with the county's best interests in mind.]
Erica Ramirez, 2026-04-16 2:59:36: This decision is not being made with the county's best interests in mind.

[Irina Schaine, 2026-04-16 3:00:36: Midwife who delivers babies in Starke.]
Irina Schaine, 2026-04-16 3:00:36: Midwife who delivers babies in Starke.

[Hailey Hall, 2026-04-16 3:03:40: If you cannot yet answer [about sewage capaciety], you are not ready to decide on this lease tonight.]
Hailey Hall, 2026-04-16 3:03:40: If you cannot yet answer [about sewage capaciety], you are not ready to decide on this lease tonight.

[Deputies]
Deputies

[Fabian Martina, 2026-04-16 3:07:12: Alligator Alcatraz and the \$600 million not reimbursed.]
Fabian Martina, 2026-04-16 3:07:12: Alligator Alcatraz and the \$600 million not reimbursed.

[Stacey Pepper, St. Augustine, 2026-04-16 3:09:39: I urge you to find a better use.]
Stacey Pepper, St. Augustine, 2026-04-16 3:09:39: I urge you to find a better use.

[Maryanne Caudrey, St. Augustine, 2026-04-16 3:12:30: Detention camps were wrong in the past, and they are wrong now.]
Maryanne Caudrey, St. Augustine, 2026-04-16 3:12:30: Detention camps were wrong in the past, and they are wrong now.

[Anissa Clark, 2026-04-16 3:13:16: Case manager for families and children, work with all the circuit 8, including Bradford County.]
Anissa Clark, 2026-04-16 3:13:16: Case manager for families and children, work with all the circuit 8, including Bradford County.

[Katasha Retray, 2026-04-16 3:16:16: Child of immigrants. 14th Amendment.]
Katasha Retray, 2026-04-16 3:16:16: Child of immigrants. 14th Amendment.

[Beau Hasten, 2026-04-16 3:19:28: Woah, did that get snuck in! Fan of ICE, but not of this facility across from Walmart, with no sewer.]
Beau Hasten, 2026-04-16 3:19:28: Woah, did that get snuck in! Fan of ICE, but not of this facility across from Walmart, with no sewer.

[Isabell Thomas, 2026-04-16 3:22:58: The clearest cut example of what not to do that I have ever seen.]
Isabell Thomas, 2026-04-16 3:22:58: The clearest cut example of what not to do that I have ever seen.

[Sheriff Report, 2026-04-16 3:26:14]
Sheriff Report, 2026-04-16 3:26:14

[Chair Carolyn Spooner, 2026-04-16 3:34:17: I'm puzzled. I'm frustrated.... I was not expecting this to be on the agenda tonight because we are not prepared to do this.]
Chair Carolyn Spooner, 2026-04-16 3:34:17: I'm puzzled. I'm frustrated.... I was not expecting this to be on the agenda tonight because we are not prepared to do this.

[Commissioner Chris Dougherty, 2026-04-16 3:38:49: Moved to go forward with a lease with the Sheriff. The Chair said she had not called for a motion.]
Commissioner Chris Dougherty, 2026-04-16 3:38:49: Moved to go forward with a lease with the Sheriff. The Chair said she had not called for a motion.

[Commissioner Danny Riddick, 2026-04-16 3:40:02: How can it be back on the agenda with only two days notice? No wonder the public doesn't trust us!]
Commissioner Danny Riddick, 2026-04-16 3:40:02: How can it be back on the agenda with only two days notice? No wonder the public doesn't trust us!

[Commissioner Kenny Thompson, 2026-04-16 3:43:29: Let's look at our options. We are getting rushed into something I can't vote on, not at this time.]
Commissioner Kenny Thompson, 2026-04-16 3:43:29: Let's look at our options. We are getting rushed into something I can't vote on, not at this time.

[Commissioner Diane Andrews, 2026-04-16 3:43:45: She supports ICE, but the system to round up people is messed up, and she does not support the location.]
Commissioner Diane Andrews, 2026-04-16 3:43:45: She supports ICE, but the system to round up people is messed up, and she does not support the location.

[Sheriff Gordon Smith, 2026-04-16 3:47:52: This item falls on you.]
Sheriff Gordon Smith, 2026-04-16 3:47:52: This item falls on you.