Public Notice
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING SCHEDULE
Okeechobee News Publish Date: 10.01.2025
Okeechobee News Online Publish Dates: 10.01.2025, 10.02.2025, 10.03.2025, 10.04.2025, 10.05.2025, 10.06.2025, 10.07.2025.
The Okeechobee Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors due hereby notice their public meeting dates.
Unless otherwise noted, the following meetings are held in the Board Conference Room at 200 NW 5th Street, Okeechobee, FL, at 1:00pm.
Fisal Year 2026 Schedule of Board Meetings:
Date: October 8, 2025
Purpose: Budget Workshop, Board Meeting & Board Portraits; travel to Sandra Pearce Photography for professional portraits at 2:15pm.
Date: November 12, 2025
Purpose: Board Meeting
Date: December 10, 2025
Purpose: Board Meeting
Date: January 8, 2026
Time: 5:00pm-6:30pm
Purpose: 75th Anniversary Recpetion
Location: Okeechobee Historic Courthouse
Date: January 14, 2026
Purpose: Board Meeting
Date: March 11, 2026
Purpose: Board Meeting
Date: April 8, 2026
Purpose: Board Meeting
Date: May 13, 2026
Location: UF/IFAS Extension, Okeechobee, FL
Purpose: Local Working Group & Board Meeting
Date: June 10, 2026
Purpose: Board Meeting
Date: August 12, 2026
Purpose: Budget Workshop & Board Meeting
Date: September 16, 2026
Purpose: Budget Workshop & Board Meeting
These meetings are open to the public. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing special accommodations to participate in these meetings should contact the District office at (863) 763.3619 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.
Agendas will be available for inspection at the Okeechobee Soil and Water Conservation District (OSWCD) office located at 452 US 98 N, Okeechobee, FL 34972 or online at www.okeechobeeswcd.org at least 7 days prior to the meeting.
PUBLIC NOTICE- Published to this website on January 27, 2026.
Notice hereby is given that the Board of Supervisors has completed the SMDS-1 Senior Management Service Class Designation Form to designate the District Administrator position Senior Service Class in the Florida Retirement System (FRS).
For inquiries on this designation, contact the District office at 863-763-3619 ext. 3.
You're invited to join us in commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Okeechobee Soil and Water Conservation District. Connect with our dedicated staff and Board of Supervisors, enjoy appetizers, and engage in meaningful conversation as we celebrate decades of conservation and public service. The event will be held at the Okeechobee County Historical Courthouse on January 8th, 2026, 5:00pm-6:30pm.
On January 8, 2026 more than one Board Supervisor will be in attendance at our 75th Anniversary Reception located at the Okeechobee Historic Courthouse.