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Presentation by staff on properties owned or managed by Lake County Stormwater Management Commission (SMC).
Staff Summary
• There are 49 parcels of property throughout the county managed by the SMC; 30 are owned by SMC and 19 are owned by Lake County.
• The majority (44) of property was acquired through the voluntary floodplain property buyout program with grant funding and 5 were acquired for flood mitigation projects.
• None of the properties have structures and the land is maintained as open space.
• SMC temporarily holds these properties until they can be transferred to local government entities for long-term ownership and maintenance.
• SMC has identified 10 of the properties to be transferred to local government entities in 2025.