Ivan Nance
Email: IvanNance@polkfl.gov
Lyndsay Yannone
Email: lyndsayyannone@polkfl.gov
Phone: (863) 534-6449
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 PlannerOnCall@polk-county.net or (863) 534-6084.
Board Members
Voting Members
- Merle H. Bishop (Chair), Sept. 30, 2027
- Mike Hickman (Vice Chair), Aug. 31, 2029
- Kevin Updike, Aug. 31, 2029
- Robert Beltran, Aug. 31, 2026
- Julie Jackson, Aug. 31, 2026
- Brooke Agnini, Oct. 24, 2027
- Angelic Sims, Oct. 22, 2028
- Shane Bevilacqua, Aug. 31, 2029
- Cyndi Jantomaso (Secretary), Sept. 30, 2028
- Chad Barron, (Alternate), July 1, 2029
- Tracy Mouncy, (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