Serving DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Okeechobee and Polk Counties

WASHINGTON, DC – The Central Florida Regional Planning Council (CFRPC), based in Bartow, Florida received a 2015 Innovation Award from the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation for the Central Florida Regional Planning Council Brownfields Areawide Plan.

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The 2016 Polk County School Summit will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2015 from 8:00 am to 10:00 am at the Lake Myrtle Sports Park Meeting Room. Refreshments will be served from 7:30-8:00 a.m., and at a break during the ascent. The Summit will be broadcast by PGTV.

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Starting November 1, 2015 a new Community Transportation Coordinator, MV Transportation, Inc., will provide transportation services to Hardee, Highlands, and Okeechobee Counties through the statewide Transportation Disadvantaged Program and federally funded public transportation services. Previously, transportation services were scheduled by TransDev Transportation, Inc.

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The Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Committee Meeting will be held on September 24th at 10:00 a.m. at the Central Florida Regional Planning Council (CFRPC). The address is 555 East Church Street, Bartow, FL 33830.

The Heartland Regional Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO) will NOT conduct a meeting on July 29, 2015.  The next meeting will be held on August 26, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in Sebring at the Highlands County Government Center in the Commission Chambers. For more information, email info@heartlandregionaltpo.org.