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Corey Langford

Commissioner Seat 42026-09-22–2027-04-01; start: appointed 3-1 on the 21st and sworn in on the 22nd per Lynn Haven minutes of the September 21 and September 22 meetings; end sourced from the WJHG article of the September 22 stating he fills the seat until a special election is held in the next April; month-level end: April 2027

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At a glance

News mentions
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Term ending Apr 1, 2027.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
16
Total speaking time
2:50:51
Avg per meeting
10:41
Segments
2481

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Top issues during term (20)

high↑Nov 2026[34]

Nature Walk Subdivision land-use amendment

Estimated impacts include about 290 new residents, 36 students, 676 extra daily car trips, 39,150 gallons/day of water demand and 30,740 gallons/day of sewer demand; one speaker estimated neighboring homes could lose roughly 15% of their value if the golf course disappears.

high→Sep 2026[25]

City Clerk-Treasurer hiring process

Net cost of about $44,000-$45,000, already built into the FY 2027 budget.

high↑Sep 2026[25]

Charter Section 15 — Resignations ballot language

Clearer rules could cut down on costly legal opinions and special elections when resignations get disputed.

high↑Oct 2026[20]

Employee salary and classification study

External salary studies run roughly $35,000, and updated pay grades feed into the fiscal year 2027 budget.

medium↑Oct 2026[20]

Charter rules for advisory boards

high↑Oct 2026[20]

Resignation rules for boards and committees (Section 15)

high↑Sep 2026[15]

Highway 390 congestion and traffic safety

Traffic studies and any needed road improvements would be paid by the developer and could be prohibitively expensive enough to kill the project.

low↑Oct 2026[13]

City Manager's outside business questioned

None identified — the disclosed business does no Lynn Haven work.

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

CBC Construction facility and Deer Point protection zone concerns

The developer faces a roughly 2,000-plus linear-foot water line extension for fire flow, a major cost driving the phased approach.

high↑Oct 2026[10]

Storm response earns wide praise

The city received about $18.9 million in insurance money; a FEMA dispute involving a $162,000 repayment demand is ongoing.

high↑Oct 2026[10]

boil water notice

For now, the cost is mostly small—extra boiling, bottled water, and maybe lost business at restaurants—unless the notice drags on.

high↑Oct 2026[10]

Watermain replacement project

The design task order cost wasn't stated in the meeting, but replacement construction will be far bigger — the city plans to pursue grants to help pay.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Fleet Purchases: Sanitation and Stormwater Vehicles

$470,514 combined for the two vehicles.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Drive-through facilities at 1615 Ohio Avenue

No direct cost to taxpayers; the vacant building returns to use.

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

Commercial development along West 14th Street corridor

No cost figures were provided; new commercial development can broaden the city's tax base.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

CRA TIF contribution increase

Raising the TIF contribution to 75 percent would redirect a larger share of tax increment to the CRA.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Law enforcement memoranda of understanding

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

New drive-through restaurants in the CRA district

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

Streamlining the development process and per-zone design standards

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

Developer performance agreements and sureties for public infrastructure

Protects the city and taxpayers from inheriting incomplete infrastructure, though some commissioners want to limit bond requirements to later project phases.

Decisions during term (66)

Recorded while Langford was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

Voting record (38)

38 yes0 no

Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.

Voted yesOct 27, 2026

Final Reading of Ordinance 1192R — Rules of Conduct in City Parks

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Approval of Consent Agenda (items 5-12)

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Final Reading — Ordinance 1194 (Charter Review Process)

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Final Reading — Ordinance 1195 (Commissioner Compensation Method)

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Final Reading — Ordinance 1196 (Filling Commission Vacancies)

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Resolution 2026-10-592 — Terminating Flock Agreement

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Resolution 2026-10-588 — PropLogix Lien Search Services Contract

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Resolution 2026-10-593 — Parcel Swap for Stormwater Easement

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Approval of CRA meeting minutes from 9/22/26

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Approval of new drive-through facility at 1615a Ohio Ave. Dutch Bros.

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Approval of new drive-through facility at 1615b Ohio Ave. Chipotle

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

approve the Consent Agenda.

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

I move to Approve the Consent Agenda.

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

Approve adding the items.

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

Approve the budget.

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

I move to Approve Resolution 2026-09-17.

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

Table this agenda item pending workshop for further discussion.

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

Agenda additions (Charter Review appointments and special-event road closures)

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

Resolution 2026-09-584 — FY 2027 millage rate (4.25 mills)

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

Resolution 2026-09-585 — Final FY 2027 General Fund & Enterprise Funds Budget ($54,494,475)

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

Consent agenda (Resolution 2026-09-587, culvert and paving change orders, ITB 25.26-20 award, minutes, Charter Review appointments, road closures)

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

City Clerk-Treasurer hiring process — tabled pending workshop

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

Approve minutes dated 9/8/26

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

Resolution No. 2026-09-17 adopting final CRA budget for FY 2026/2027

Voted yesSep 9, 2026

Motion to excuse Mr. Marler

Voted yesSep 9, 2026

Approval of Minutes dated 08/26/26

Voted yesSep 9, 2026

Section 18 — change Mayor Pro Tem appointment from May to June

Voted yesSep 9, 2026

Section 19 — Advisory Boards revision tabled

Voted yesSep 9, 2026

Citizens' Rights Guarantee tabled

Voted yesSep 9, 2026

Section 21 tabled

Voted yesSep 9, 2026

Section 22 — reopened, then tabled

Voted yesSep 9, 2026

City Clerk language review tabled

Voted yesAug 26, 2026

Motion to excuse absences of James Marler and David Switzer

Voted yesAug 26, 2026

Approval of Minutes dated 07/29/26 and 08/19/26

Voted yesAug 26, 2026

Motion to reopen Section 21 for review

Voted yesAug 26, 2026

Motion to strike Section 22 from the Charter

Voted yesAug 26, 2026

Motion to close out Sections 20 and 23

Voted yesAug 26, 2026

Table Citizens Rights Guarantees discussion