Golden Ocala Development Agreement Amendment (2025-DM01)
Description
First hearing on an amendment that would lift the WEC's concert ban and require a follow-up traffic-related amendment within six months. No action taken; second hearing March 18, 2026.
Impact summary
Could allow outdoor concerts any day at WEC fields, changing noise and traffic dynamics near SR 40; commissioners want limits negotiated before March 18.
Applicant
- Name
- Golden Ocala Equestrian Land, L.L.C., et al.
- Address
- Approximately 4,200 acres generally off SR 225A, SR 40 and US 27 corridors, Ocala, FL
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Last discussed Feb 18, 2026.
Meeting timeline (1)
Related issues (2)
NW 49th Street Phase 3 right-of-way and SW 80th Avenue road projects
The county still needs right-of-way from the WEC to finish 80th Street. A right-of-entry agreement is nearly finalized and the developer says nobody is being deliberately held up.
World Equestrian Center sports complex and concert expansion
The WEC wants the concert ban stripped from its development agreement so outdoor concerts could happen any day on its fields. Several commissioners balked at the carte blanche — citing noise, traffic and events rivaling Rock the Country — and want a middle-ground proposal before the March 18 hearing.
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