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Carol Ann Felts

Commissioner District 12024–2026

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Term ending Feb 24, 2026.

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Top issues during term (20)

high↑Jan 2026[11]

Ivy Run residential development

New subdivisions would add traffic and drainage demands on rural roads the county would have to maintain.

medium↓Jan 2026[9]

Continuance of thirteen land use cases

medium↓Jan 2026[9]

Preservation of East Manatee tree canopy on Zipperer Road

high↓Feb 2026[3]

Comprehensive Plan Update and Affordable Housing

critical↓Feb 2026[3]

State Property Tax Reform Impacts

Roughly 60% of homestead property tax revenue could be phased out over time.

medium↓Feb 2026[1]

Form-Based Code for Urban Corridors

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↓Feb 2026[1]

Four Corners Mine 14-year extension and Master Mining Plan amendment

Mosaic reported $985,000 in community investment in 2025 and pays administrative fees for regulatory costs; no direct county fiscal figure was stated.

medium↓Feb 2026[1]

Bradenton Estates II subdivision approved

high↓Feb 2026[1]

Lone Valley 2,047-home development denied

Lennar's Buckeye Road impact-fee credit agreement, worth millions in planned road improvements, is off the table with the denial.

medium↓Feb 2026[1]

Lazy C. Ranch development agreement and Rye Road improvements

Right-of-way and easements valued at $3,405,000 (34.05 acres at $100,000/acre) plus a roughly $1.4 million right-of-way credit discussion.

medium↓Feb 2026[1]

Trevesta commercial expansion

low↓Feb 2026[1]

Planning Commission appointment

low↓Feb 2026[1]

RVs in mobile home parks rule change

medium↓Jan 2026[1]

Tree canopy and road concurrency concerns

medium↓Jan 2026[1]

Flashing stop sign at Sugar Bowl Road and SR 70

Cost of installing one solar-powered flashing stop sign (not stated in the record).

medium↓Jan 2026[1]

Recovery homes and reasonable accommodation standards

low↓Jan 2026[1]

Recreational vehicles in mobile home parks

high↓Feb 2026[1]

Anna Maria City Pier rebuild funding

Up to $2 million from tourism tax proceeds — not general taxpayer dollars.

high↓Jan 2026[1]

Proposed Terra Ceia cruise port

Unknown — the project is only in pre-application.

Decisions during term (68)

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

approved7-0Feb 18, 2026

Approval of LDA-26-01 – Local Development Agreement, Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC (Four Corners Mine)

approvedVoted no5-2Feb 18, 2026

Adoption of Resolution R-26-005 – Amendment to Master Mining Plan, Four Corners Mine

tabled5-2Feb 12, 2026

Table Resolution R-26-004 (SR 64/Uihlein Road denial)

approved7-0Feb 12, 2026

Adopt Ordinance 26-02 (LDC text amendment — definitions, reasonable accommodation, specific uses)

approved7-0Feb 12, 2026

Adopt Ordinance 26-05 (RVs in mobile home parks)

approved7-0Feb 12, 2026

Approve PA-25-11/Ordinance 26-04 (East Manatee Fire Rescue FLUC reversion)

tabled7-0Feb 12, 2026

Continue PDR-23-48(Z)(P)/Yort to March 5, 2026

approved6-1Feb 12, 2026

Approve and execute LDA-24-03 — Lazy C. Ranch development agreement

approved5-2Feb 12, 2026

Adopt PDMU-14-22(P)(R4) — Trevesta

tabled7-0Feb 12, 2026

Continue PDC-25-01(Z)(G) — Bradenton White Eagle East Commercial

denied0-7Feb 12, 2026

Deny PDR-24-32(Z)(G) — Lone Valley GDP

approved4-3Feb 12, 2026

PDR-25-08(Z)(G) — Bradenton Estates II

approvedFeb 12, 2026

Planning Commission appointment — one seat

approved7-0Feb 10, 2026

Consent Agenda approval (minus pulled items)

approved6-1Feb 10, 2026

Anna Maria City Pier repair/rebuild interlocal agreement (Item 12)

approved7-0Feb 10, 2026

Budget Amendment Resolution B-26-043 (Item 13)

approved7-0Feb 10, 2026

Drone insurance equipment changes (Item 9)

approved7-0Feb 10, 2026

Bridge Artificial Reef grant agreement (Item 26)

approved7-0Feb 10, 2026

S.R. 64 landscape agreement / Resolution R-26-016 (Item 28)

approved7-0Feb 10, 2026

Lead Service Line Inventory Project / Resolution R-26-020 (Item 29)

Voting record (22)

2 yes19 no1 abstained

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Voted noFeb 18, 2026

Adoption of Resolution R-26-005 – Amendment to Master Mining Plan, Four Corners Mine

Voted noFeb 18, 2026

adopt Manatee County Resolution R-26-005, Master Mining Plan

Voted noFeb 12, 2026

approve and execute LDA-24-03 Local Development Agreement for Lazy C. Ranch

Voted noFeb 12, 2026

table Resolution R-26-004 providing the Notice of Denial for Ordinance PDC-24-17(Z)(G)/SR 64/Uihlein Road Commercial/Albatros 64 Partners, to no date certain

Voted noFeb 12, 2026

adopt Manatee County Zoning Ordinance PDMU-14-22(P)(R4) and approve the Preliminary Site Plan with Stipulations A.1-A.11, B.1, C.1-C.4, and D.1-D.7

Voted noFeb 12, 2026

adopt Manatee County Zoning Ordinance No. PDR-25-08(Z)(G); and approve the General Development Plan with Stipulations A.1 - A.5, B.1 - B.9, C.1 - C.4, and D.1 - D.3

AbstainedFeb 10, 2026

adopt Resolution R-26-003.

Voted noJan 28, 2026

adopt Manatee County Zoning Ordinance Number PDC-24-35(Z)(G); and approve the General Development Plan with Stipulations A.1-A.56, B.1-B.6, C1-3, and D.1-D.2, as recommended by the Planning Commission

Voted noJan 28, 2026

continue the public hearing for PDR-24-18(Z)(P) to March 5, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as same may be heard at the Manatee County Government Administrative Building, 1112 Manatee Avenue

Voted noJan 28, 2026

continue the public hearing for Ordinance 26-06 to no date set and to be readvertised.

Voted yesJan 28, 2026

PA-24-10 / Penler Lorraine CPA — Continuance

Voted noJan 28, 2026

PDR-24-18(Z)(P) / Penler Lorraine — Continuance

Voted noJan 28, 2026

Ordinance 26-06 — Newport Isles CDD Amendment — Continuance

Voted noJan 28, 2026

PDR-24-03(Z)(P) — Erie Road Residential — Approved

Voted noJan 28, 2026

PDMU-19-05(G)(R) — Springs at Ellenton GDP Modification — Approved

Voted noJan 28, 2026

PDC-24-35(Z)(G) — SR 64/Bourneside Blvd Commercial Rezone — Approved

Voted noJan 28, 2026

adopt Manatee County Zoning Ordinance Number PDR-24-03(Z)(P); approve the Preliminary Site Plan with Stipulations A.1 – A.2, B.1 – B.4, C.1, D.1 – D.4; adopt the Findings for Specific Approval; and gr

Voted noJan 28, 2026

continue PDR-23-45(Z)(P), to no date certain.

Voted noJan 28, 2026

PDR-24-08(Z)(P) — Zipperer Road — Denied

Voted noJan 28, 2026

adopt Manatee County Zoning Ordinance Number PDMU-19-05(G)(R); approve the revised General Development Plan with Stipulations A.1-A.12; B.1; C.1-C.4; D.1-D.5; and E.1-E.2; adopt the Findings for Speci

Voted noJan 28, 2026

PDR-23-45(Z)(P) — Bus Barn Rezone — Continued

Voted yesJan 28, 2026

LED/Solar Flashing Stop Sign — Sugar Bowl Road and SR 70