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Proposed Civic & Health
Downtown Fort Meade

Food pantry and thrift store planned for downtown Fort Meade

Where it is. On NE 5th Street in downtown Fort Meade, under 100 feet from Taco Express and about 450 feet from Hungry Howie's Pizza & Subs. Distance measured from map data, October 2026.

Two of the places within a quarter mile, nearest first; the nearest large store is kept when there is one. Straight-line distance between the mapped points. Restaurant locations geocoded from the Florida DBPR active food-service licence file, read Oct 7, 2026.

Help of Fort Meade is proposing a 4,452 square foot food pantry and thrift store on NE 5th Street.

Help of Fort Meade has filed for development approval to build a food pantry and thrift store in downtown Fort Meade. The project will occupy 4,452 square feet and include paved parking, storm retention, and driveway access to the city street.

The facility is planned for 5 NE 5th Street, within Fort Meade's city limits. The development is currently in the early review stage.

What happens next

The application is under review by the City of Fort Meade. The next step will be determination of completeness and any required public hearings or approvals.

Timeline

Oct 1
Development application filed with Polk County
Polk County Accela

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Spotted by the Lakelandmarks records pipeline Β· records checked Oct 9, 2026

Summaries are derived from public permit and agenda records and may contain errors β€” verify with Polk County before relying on them. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it fast.

Sources for this page: Polk County permit records.