ICG Studio 67’s County Conversations

Senator McClain discusses his background as a builder and longtime local official, and outlines his legislative focus on rewriting parts of Chapter 163 to address land-use conflicts, infrastructure costs, and housing affordability across Florida.

He emphasizes private property rights, concerns about transportation concurrency, impact fees, urban growth boundaries, and administrative approvals, and calls for statewide clarity and stakeholder consensus to better plan for future growth.

Dennis Smith, FSU’s Planner in Residence, shares his journey from emergency management to academia and explains how he teaches graduate planners while running the Barnaby Lab, a low-cost university consulting team.

The episode highlights student-led capstone projects and lab work on comprehensive plan updates, broadband planning for rural counties, accessory dwelling unit frameworks for housing, and data center impact studies, and explains how local governments can engage FSU for planning support.

Explore the diversity of leadership in the Florida Legislature with Rep. Holcomb in this engaging conversation with FAC's own Christopher Mathews.

From serving as a Navy veteran and county commissioner to representing his district in the Florida House, Rep. Holcomb reflects on his journey in public service, why he's returning to county government, and the lessons he's learned along the way. He discusses the differences between local and state leadership, legislative wins in law enforcement and public policy, the influence of family and military service, and offers practical advice for aspiring public servants: gain real-world experience, work hard, build meaningful relationships, and never stop learning from mentors and service.

Tune in for an insightful conversation on leadership, public service, and making an impact in your community.

Explore the diversity of leadership in the Florida Legislature with Rep. Holcomb in this engaging conversation with FAC's own Christopher Mathews.

From serving as a Navy veteran and county commissioner to representing his district in the Florida House, Rep. Holcomb reflects on his journey in public service, why he's returning to county government, and the lessons he's learned along the way. He discusses the differences between local and state leadership, legislative wins in law enforcement and public policy, the influence of family and military service, and offers practical advice for aspiring public servants: gain real-world experience, work hard, build meaningful relationships, and never stop learning from mentors and service.

Tune in for an insightful conversation on leadership, public service, and making an impact in your community.

In this episode we explore the mission of 1,000 Friends of Florida: defending and promoting growth management so communities can guide development without harming the environment or quality of life.