The Polk County Planning Commission is a seven-member board appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. The Planning Commission approves or denies certain types of development applications in the Land Development Code. These developments are identified in the code as a Level 3 or Level 4 review.
The Planning Commission meets at 9 a.m. the first Wednesday of each month in the County Administration Building Boardroom, 330 W. Church St. in Bartow.
For information about a case, please contact the Planner on Call at [email protected] or (863) 534-6084.
Voting Members
- Robert Beltran, Aug. 31, 2026
- Mike Hickman (Vice Chair), Aug. 31, 2026
- Julie Jackson, Aug. 31, 2026
- Merle H. Bishop (Chair), Sept. 30, 2027
- Brooke Agnini, Oct. 24, 2027
- Angelic Sims, Oct. 22, 2028
- Cyndi Jantomaso (Secretary), Sept. 30, 2028
- Adam Bass (Alternate), July 1, 2026
- Kevin Updike, (Alternate), Sept. 18, 2027
- Linda Schultz, (Alternate), Jan. 2, 2029
Non-Voting Members
- Lt. Col. Steven Thomas, Avon Park Air Force Range
- Charles (Buck) MacLaughlin, Avon Park Air Force Range (Alternate)
- Josh McLemore, Polk County School Board