Bill Braswell
About
Bill Braswell's campaign platform centers heavily on fiscal management, specifically addressing infrastructure funding and property taxes through proposed sales tax measures. His broader electoral focus also intersects with key county concerns such as public safety and controlling residential development.
Campaign promises (1)
- infrastructurePropose a 1% infrastructure sales tax to offset property tax cuts and potential impacts from Amendment 3.Related votes
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 16
- Total speaking time
- 1:13:45
- Avg per meeting
- 4:37
- Segments
- 1138
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Top issues during term (15)(Environment)
Innovation Environmental Park expansion
No direct county cost, but residents worry about property values and health.
Comprehensive plan update
Polk's regional water cooperative program totals roughly $800 million to develop alternative water supply.
Lake Rosalie conservation acquisition and water quality
Up to $3,615,000 total, with $500,000 covered by a Florida Defense Support Task Force grant.
Conservation Future Land Use Text Amendment
No direct cost; may help secure state and federal grant funding for conservation land.
Northeast Landfill convenience center closure
Saves roughly $150,000 versus continuing through the year; the pilot was budgeted at $551,000.
Fort Meade AI data center concerns
Butler claimed roughly 10 years of tax-free status for a facility with a 15-20 year lifespan.
Green Swamp development pressure
Stormwater drainage on Limedale Road
Mitigation costs unknown; the family reports ongoing property damage and lost usable land.
Grove Sand Mine expansion modification near Lake Wales
The mine is projected to add up to 556 daily truck trips at full build-out, with reclamation and a roughly 88-acre lake by 2080.
$70 million disaster recovery water project
$1,801,563 one-time expense from the utilities operating fund.
Drainage and flooding concerns near Shepherd Road development
Sentinel Landscape REPI Conservation Funding
$1.3 million in federal REPI funds becomes available — no county tax dollars.
Circle B Bar Reserve Hurricane Milton repairs
Up to $1,149,927.44 from the environmental lands acquisition fund.
Bradley Junction landfill/recycling expansion
Rates of $10-$27 are below the roughly $130-$330 break-even cost, so the county is subsidizing the pilot, but staff says it beats paying crews to clean dump sites.
Johnson Road drainage and right-of-way vacation
No direct fiscal impact, but county maintenance work is now scheduled.
Decisions during term (11)
Recorded while Braswell was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Innovation Environmental Park land use change (I.1)
Conservation Land Acquisition Selection Advisory Committee (CLASAC) recommendations on the following sites nominated to the Environmental Lands Program are to pursue acquisition on EL-171-26: Thompson Ranch, EL-172 -26: Fussell Ranch,…
LDCPAL-2026-6 (Innovation Environmental Park Expansion CPA)
LDCD-2026-4 (Innovation Environmental Park Sub-district Change)
LDCU-2026-17 (Innovation Environmental Park Site Plan Modification)
Approve Amendment #1 of the Florida Communities Trust Grant Agreement (F2407) made between Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and Polk County (County). (No fiscal impact - time extension only)
Approve the short form consent agreement (OGC File No. 26-0462) with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to resolve a County self-reported sanitary sewer overflow incident. ($56,773.50 not-to-exceed, one-time expense)
Approve Amendment No. 2 to agreement 23PLN124 time extension between Polk County and State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) for the project expiration date and due dates for deliverables 6 through 11 (No Fiscal…
Conservation Land Acquisition Selection Advisory Committee (CLASAC) recommendations on the following sites nominated to the Environmental Lands Program are to pursue acquisition on EL-163-26: Circle T Holdings, EL-164 -26: Lake Miriam…
Land Purchase Agreement — Morrison property, Environmental Lands Program (G.2)
Approve Land Purchase Agreement between Ryan Russell and Polk County in conjunction with the Environmental Lands Program, CLASAC Project EL-109-23. ($340,000 total expense)
Voting record (6)(Environment)
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