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Amanda Ballard

Commissioner District 2 (First Vice Chair)2022-11-22 – 2026-11-17 (four-year term that began in 2022 per MySunCoast Nov 19, 2024 report; start = second Tuesday after the Nov 8, 2022 election, Fla. Stat. §100.041 subsection 2a, text read: 4-year terms commencing on the second Tuesday following the general election; end = second Tuesday after the Nov 3, 2026 election; won re-election by 173 votes per election-night reports)

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At a glance

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Term ending Nov 17, 2026.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
10
Total speaking time
1:22:42
Avg per meeting
8:16
Segments
859

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Top issues during term (20)(Zoning)

high↓Jun 2026[30]

Temporary moratorium on data center applications

Unknown; a freeze could delay large development while protecting water and utility capacity.

high→Aug 2026[27]

Parking minimums rewrite

Parking studies cost developers money today; the proposal would have traded that for administrative flexibility.

medium↑Oct 2026[20]

Planning Commission appointments

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

Food truck park without approved site plan

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

Carter Property commercial rezone near SR 70 East

high↓Aug 2026[10]

Minimum lot size exemption pilot program

Could let owners of small lots build homes without buying land or going through a lengthy rezone.

low↑Oct 2026[10]

Parrish signage standards and the PCV overlay

high↓May 2026[4]

Comprehensive Plan rewrite (Ordinance 26-19)

Consultant costs for the plan rewrite were questioned by residents; no new figure adopted.

high↓Feb 2026[3]

Comprehensive Plan Update and Affordable Housing

low↓Aug 2026[2]

Community development district changes

low↓May 2026[2]

Yort-2351 rezoning denied

high↓May 2026[2]

White Eagle East Commercial development at SR 64

No direct county cost; infrastructure including roads and stormwater is already in place or handled on the adjacent property.

high↓Aug 2026[2]

Comprehensive Plan rewrite and traffic amendments

low↓Jan 2026[1]

Recreational vehicles in mobile home parks

high↓Jan 2026[1]

SR 64/Bourneside Boulevard commercial rezone

Commercial development would expand the tax base but requires road and wetland mitigation.

medium↓Feb 2026[1]

Form-Based Code for Urban Corridors

high↓Mar 2026[1]

SRQ Autoport garage condominium project

low↓Apr 2026[1]

Form-based codes as a growth tool

low↓Feb 2026[1]

Planning Commission Membership Changes

Stipends for planning commissioners would add a modest cost to the county budget, though no amount was fixed.

high↓Apr 2026[1]

Affordable housing policy tools

No dollar figure yet, but options include local housing trust funds and ad valorem tax exemptions that could affect county revenue.

Decisions during term (0)

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

No decisions found matching Zoning.