Donation of County-Owned Properties to a Community Housing Partner

Sumter County donated two county-owned properties located in Lake Panasoffkee to Habitat for Humanity for affordable housing purposes in accordance with the policy created by the Board of Sumter County Commissioners on September 26, 2017, and to meet the ...

Rebuild Florida’s Mitigation Program 14 Day Public Notice

The Sumter County Board of County Commissioners would like to build a hardened shelter near the I-75/C-470 interchange to support evacuees of hurricanes and the immediate local area of Lake Panasoffkee, Florida. There are no County or other sources of fun...

Brite Leaf Nursery Expands with R&D Facility

Brite Leaf Nursery, with assistance from Sumter County Economic Development, recently expanded its business operations in Lake Panasoffkee.  Brite Leaf completed the construction of three greenhouses totaling over 90,000 square feet and added 10,...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates

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