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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990 04 05 Memo Re: Legislative Priorities for 1990 f/;Jot~/)/t-5 1P- --r/;n/ JenJ1;"1S S.J.ea- ""- ~. rtfe.... -rtJ m b f'dVj e LAKE MARY SCHOOLBOARD CCI1~~CC r. Council of Local Governments in Seminole County LONGWOOD WINTER SPRINGS CASSELBERRY ALTAMONTE SPRINGS OVIEDO TO: Senator Richard Langley, District 11 Senator Winston Gardner, District 17 Representative Frank Stone, District 34 Representative Art Grindle, District 35 FROt'1 : Council of Local Governments in Seminole County DATE: Apr i 1 5, 1990 SUBJECT: Legislative Priorities for 1990 Included are the SlX priorities of the Council of Local Governments in Seminole County for the 1990 Legislative Session. We would very much appreciate your consideration of these issues. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to contact any one of the members of the Council of Local Governments in Seminole County, which are included in this memorandum. 0J;. CALNO endorses: 1. State transportation funding Orlando now. to complete beltway for 2. No State mandates without funding sources. 3. Flexible Financing: a. Support legislation that allows a municipality to receive revenues via "partial year assessments" on new construction upon issuance of a certificate of occupancy. b. Support a one-cent approved by a majority vote of the necessity of a referendum. local option sales tax if the county commission without c. Support increased authority for local option gas taxes so that local governments can further address current and future municipal transportation needs. d. Support legislation to expand the tax base of the public services tax to include cable television services and wastewater services. ~ l p e. Support legislation to create an affordable housing trust fund to be funded from interest earned on mortgage escrow accounts. n 4. That schools be included In concurrency requirements for all growth management plans. 5. Use of lottery funds for enhancement of education. 6. State commit resources toward adequately funding the construction of additional local jail and state correction facilities, toward increased criminal and noncriminal penalties for those who use, manufacture and sell drugs, and toward adequate drug preventative, rehabilitative, treatment and testing program. ~::~ Chairman of Council of Local Governments, Seminole County ~. .~ ..--. ~, ' .,......" I \ " r\' *..... - COUNCIL MEMBERS Commissioner Lee Constantine City of Altamonte Springs City Hall: (407) 830-3804 Mayor Andrea Dennison City of Casselberry City Hall: (407) 831-3551 Commissioner David Mealor City of Lake Mary City Hall: (407) 323-7910 Commissioner Hank Hardy City of Longwood City Hall: (407) 260-3440 Councilperson Jane S. Dees City of Oviedo City Hall: (407) 365-3287 Commissioner Whitey Eckstein City of Sanford City Hall (407) 330-5600 Commissioner Cindy Koehler City of Winter Springs City Hall (407) 327-1800 Commissioner Jennifer Kelly Board of County Commissioners County Services Building (407) 321-1130 Nancy Warren Seminole County School Board (407) 322-1252