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Home My WebLink About2007 05 03 Seminole County Government Announcement Seminole County Government Announcement Seminole County - Seminole County Government will host thre meetings May 7,8 and 9200 oal the co create APRIL 2007 Contact: Ms. Hope Smith MGT of America, Inc. Phone 850/385-3191 ext. 4313 For Immediate Release commun n9 a successful st The meetings schedule a Community Hearing # 1 Monday, May 7,2007 7:00 p.m. Eastmonte Civic Center 830 Magnolia Drive Altamonte Springs, FL Community Hearing # 2 Tuesday, May 8, 2007 7:00 p.m. Sylvan Lake Park Training Center 845 Lake Markham Road Sanford, FL Community Hearing # 3 Wednesday, May 9,2007 7:00 p.m. Oviedo City Hall 400 Alexandria Blvd Oviedo, FL ~ide:too drV, H2 SECTION H THURSDAY MAY 3, 2007 I Orlando Sentinel ary GOVERNMENT 1 C t .... . l. tivtmo l ouny 0~~.......'s.'....ta'f~... seeks .'i~;~};?~. "i.i, '~i . .. ~.. ~:'publi( 5 . .....Qtyofflcials,des~ d. .c:h.lit1ges<asmerC!ly~ a VI ce cem.",B~~~~:;~ . .. sttictions,on d....e1o~;J theEConl~RiVi the compreheDSlve,plan., theyWO~d LONGWOOD City honors m for service in 11 An Army specialist was ored Monday at Hero's Pal a certificate of appreciatiol the city of Longwood. Matthew Custodio rect!:, the certificate from Mayor M~g~t ~~r ~servic:e~~~ What should the future hold? Three meetings offer residents a chance to have their say. By SANDRA PEDlONl SENTINEL STAFF WRITER Three community meetings next week will offer residents a chance to give their opinions as the county creates a plan for what seJ:Vices will. be priorities during the next few years. A national co~ting and re- search firm, MGT of America, is helping with the planning process and conducting the meetings. "We think it's important to listen to everyday citizens about what's . going Qn in their community and their future and what they want from county government," said Fred Seamon, a senior partner with MGT. The Tallahassee company is get. ting $65,000 from the county to craft the document, which county spokesman Steve' Olson Called .our road map of where we want to go, what we want to accomplish.. The five-year plan, which should be ready in June, will provide a long-term vision and ~ the coun- ty an idea of what projects to priori- tize in coming budgets. FigUring out the county's priori- ties comes at a difficult time as the Legislature grapples with property- tax reform that could slash locaJ PLEASE SEE ~DVlCE, H2 L ~~Giilidt\,;~:wiii,~~~~=-':::::=:-==-~--::.~ Longwood on leave, will bt turning to Baghdad on Fri( complete his second tour 0 \ \ \ I , l SANFORD Charter- reviev panel will mee- The recently appointed ford charter-review comm will meet at 6 tonight. The five-member comm appointed to review and re mend possible changes to 1 charter, is scheduled to dis the charter, review request the mayor and City Commi and establish a meeting sel Under charter rules, the . mittee may recommendpr changes to be placed on a ( lot. The City COmnUssion uJ mately decides what gets 0 ballot. ContinUe< ---_.~...-..:;,;;'> ----..--.--.-. COMMUNITY MEETINGS Three ml!e~lnSls opentotbe public a~schedule<:l neXt week for a discussion of the C()unty's ~;ye~F~t~Qic plan. ~()tld"y 7 P:!"O. ~Strtl()riteC:M, Center .S~o Ma~noll~.brive Altarnonte Springs Tuesday 7p:m; sylvan. Lakel'ark TfainlngCentl!t 84HakeMarkham Road ' Sanfotd Vl.~"esd.ay 1p~.' andtia Blvd. ~I~~o SOUACE;SemiI191e County ~ ;:""",;.,- ~'/ ~i J ",uhf 'Ai' ~ - " 'F Meetings seek opinions on priorities ADVICE FROM HI Coun~ is hying to pay for in- clude bringing things such as government budgets. roads, water lines and side- "We're proceeding down walks up to standard in older one road right now on the stra-neigpborhoods; improving the tegic plan, but if the way we are library system; paying its share able to do business is altered for Lynx buses; and maintain- , drastically by what happens in ing publicly own!*! natural the state capital,' that could lands. have an effect on the strategic . Given. that five years have plan," Olson said. '" . passed since the last strategic "That's going to have an \In- plari, and that coun~ govern- pact on whether you can. deliv- ment recently went through a er some (jf the services you're reorganization, it was the ap- , asking citizens about" propriate time to work on a Projects that Seminole new plan, offici$ said. "It's something most . local governments are doing on a regular basis every five years." Seamon said. Next week's meetings will be in Altamonte Springs, San- ford and Oviedo. Each will start at 7 p.m. "We want. . . average resi- dents," Seamon said. "We want to listen to what they've got to say." .t \. Sandra Pedlelni can be reached at spedkini@orlandosent!nel.com or 407-J22-7669. ......---- .-