The Board of Directors and the Project Board of the Polk Regional Water Cooperative (“Cooperative”) will meet to hold a regularly scheduled meeting and to conduct a public hearing at which the Cooperative Board of Directors and the Project Board ...

 

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Polk Regional Water Cooperative

The Polk Regional Water Cooperative announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: July 15, 2020, 2:00 p.m.

PLACE: By means of Communications Media Technology (CMT) and at Lake Myrtle Sports Complex, 2701 Lake Myrtle Park Road, Auburndale, Florida 33823

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Board of Directors and the Project Board of the Polk Regional Water Cooperative (“Cooperative”) will meet to hold a regularly scheduled meeting and to conduct a public hearing at which the Cooperative Board of Directors and the Project Board will consider adoption of the Cooperative’s final budget for FY 2021. In addition to the public hearing, the meeting will address subjects dealing with organization, budgeting, water conservation, and project selection, funding, planning, and development, all as provided within the Interlocal Agreement creating the Cooperative. The meeting is open to the public.

Due to ongoing restrictions on public gatherings because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting will be conducted with applicable social distancing requirements in place. Certain members of the Board may attend remotely through Communications Media Technology. Members of the public desiring to provide comment may do so in person or through submission of written comments before the meeting via mail at Polk Regional Water Cooperative, c/o Polk County Manager, Attn: Tabitha Alpers, P.O. Box 9005, Drawer CA01, Bartow, Florida, 33831-9005, or email to [e-mail]. To assure consideration of written public comments, written comments should be received at least forty-eight hours prior to the public meeting. Public comments offered in writing shall be afforded equal consideration, regardless of the method of communication. The meeting may be remotely viewed via Zoom, a media technology free for the public to use. A link will be provided on the Cooperative’s website at www.prwcwater.org with instructions regarding viewing of the meeting.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Copies of the meeting agenda and the proposed FY2021 budget are available in the Documents & Agendas section of the Cooperative’s website, www.prwcwater.org, or may be obtained by writing the Polk Regional Water Cooperative, c/o Polk County Manager, Attn: Tabitha Alpers, P.O. Box 9005, Drawer CA01, Bartow, Florida, 33831-9005 or by calling Tabitha Alpers at 1[phone].

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Polk County Communications Office, Polk County Administration Building, 330 West Church Street in Bartow, Florida 33831, Telephone: [phone], TDD [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice). If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence from which the appeal is to be issued.

For more information, you may contact: Ryan Taylor, Executive Director, Polk Regional Water Cooperative, by telephone at 1[phone] or by email at [e-mail].