Central Florida Regional Planning Council

Central Florida Regional Planning Council

Serving DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Okeechobee and Polk Counties

CFRPC Receives DEO Funding to Help with Post-Disaster Planning

After the 2004 hurricanes, thousands of residents and businesses were displaced and the situation was exacerbated because recreational vehicles, manufactured and mobile homes, and other temporary structures were not permitted by existing zoning regulations in many areas. This grant from Florida Department of Economic Opportunity will allow us to draft land development regulations with the provision of temporary post-disaster accommodations for DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Okeechobee, and Polk Counties and the 25 municipalities within these counties.

Read more on NewsChief.com: Dundee, Bartow planning councils receive DEO funds

CFRPC Receives the 2016 FPZA Outstanding Redevelopment Project Award

The FPZA Awards Committee has recognized the Central Florida Regional Planning Council’s East Lake Parker/West North Combee Brownfields Plan as the 2016 Outstanding Redevelopment Project recipient.

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East Lake Parker/West North Combee Areawide Plan

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded the Central Florida Regional Planning Council a Brownfields Areawide Planning Grant to develop an areawide plan for the blighted and heavy industrial East Lake Parker – West North Combee area (in Lakeland, Polk County, Florida). The Plan recognizes the development limitations due in part to properties considered to be brownfields while creating specific strategies to make revitalization a reality. Developed through extensive community-based involvement, local government collaboration, and partnerships with private property owners, the Plan is the foundation for future assessment, cleanup, and reuse of brownfields properties promoting areawide revitalization and economic development.

Dundee Visioning Workshop Scheduled for May 19

Notice is hereby given that the third Community Visioning Workshop held by the Town of Dundee and facilitated by the Central Florida Regional Planning Council will occur on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 6:00 p.m., at the Dundee Community Center, 603 Lake Marie Boulevard, Dundee, Florida.

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Dundee Downtown Visioning – Public Workshop on March 24th

A second Community Visioning Workshop to be facilitated by the Town of Dundee and the Central Florida Regional Planning Council is scheduled for Thursday, March 24th at 6:00pm at the Dundee Community Center.  The goal of this workshop is to provide an opportunity for the community to come together to review results from the first workshop and discuss ideas on how to address the comments received.  The workshop is open to the public and all interested persons are encouraged to attend.

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Please visit the Dundee Downtown Visioning Website for additional information.

CFRPC Receives APA-FL Outstanding Contribution Award

Regional Planning Council Receives Local Recognition for Turning a Brownfield into a Healthfield

An Award for Outstanding Contribution for the Mulberry Health Care Clinic, Brownfield to Healthfield project was presented to the Central Florida Regional Planning Council (CFRPC) at the American Planning Association (APA) Florida Chapter, Heart of Florida Section’s 2016 Annual Meeting on January 22 in Winter Haven.

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Dundee Community Visioning Workshop

A Community Visioning Workshop held by the Town of Dundee and the Central Florida Regional Planning Council will occur on Thursday, February 4th  at 6:00 p.m., at the Dundee Community Center, 603 Lake Marie Boulevard, Dundee, Florida.  The goal of this workshop is to provide an opportunity for the community to come together to discuss ideas for the future of the Dundee Downtown Area.  The purpose of this visioning workshop is to identify opportunities and ideas for the Dundee Downtown Area. The workshop is open to the general public and all interested persons are encouraged to attend.

For additional information, please contact Marisa M. Barmby, Senior Planner, Central Florida Regional Planning Council at (863) 534-7130, extension 110 or via email at mbarmby@cfrpc.org.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), anyone who needs a special accommodation to participate in this workshop should notify the Town of Dundee at (863) 438-8330 ext 222 at least 48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting.

Patricia Steed Elected to the NADO Board of Directors

Washington, DC – Patricia Steed, Executive Director of the Central Florida Regional Planning Council in Bartow, Fla., was elected to the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) 2015 – 2016 Board of Directors at NADO’s Annual Business Meeting. The meeting was held in conjunction with the association’s 48th Annual Training Conference.

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Council Meeting

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Agenda

Agenda Package

Presentation

Minutes

Meeting Summary

  1. Public Comments
  2. Council Administration
  3. Audit Report for the Year Ending September 20, 2016
  4. Finance Committee Review of Per Capita Assessments
  5. Southwest Florida Water Management District Overview
  6. Florida Regional Councils Association (FRCA) Presentation
  7. 2017 Holiday Schedule
  8. Election of Council Officers for 2017
  9. Appoint Members to the Florida Regional Councils Association (FRCA) Policy Board
  10. Appoint Members to the Finance Committee
  11. Certification of Transportation Disadvantaged (TD) Local Coordinating Board (LCB) Membership
  12. Heartland Regional Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO) Activities
  13. Executive Director’s Report
  14. Other Business
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