Senate Growth Management Workshops

To:Committee Members and Other Interested Parties
From: Senator Michael S. “Mike” Bennett, Chair
Subject: Growth Management Workshops

Escalating concerns about our population growth, traffic congestion, loss of farmland, urban sprawl, and a staggering infrastructure deficit have led me to hold a series of public growth management workshops. The focus of these workshops will include, but not be limited to, input from the public and local elected officials on the following topics:

· What should be the goal or vision of growth management in Florida? What are we trying to accomplish with the growth management system?

· What role should each level of government (state, regional, and local) and citizens play in the growth management process?

· How are we going to pay for the existing infrastructure deficit in transportation, public schools, water supply, etc…?

· What is wrong with the current growth management system, and how would you fix it?

The workshops will be held at the following locations and times:

February 11, 2005 - University of South Florida
Traditions Hall in the USF Alumni Center on the Tampa Campus
4202 E. Fowler Avenue
Tampa, FL 33620
9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Directions and Contact Person:
Exit the interstate (Either I-75 or I-275 at Fowler. Stay on Fowler to the main entrance to the Campus (Collins Avenue). Turn onto the campus. Take a right at the first and only light (Alumni Drive) and the Building is the second one just to your right (The first building is Lifsey House.).

All visitors need to pick-up a visitor parking permit and visitor parking lot locations from the Campus Information Center on Leroy Collins Blvd.
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Jeffrey Huggins 813-974-2660

February 18, 2005 - South Florida Water Management District
3301 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, Florida 33406
9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Directions and Contact Person:
From West Palm Beach Airport: Travel towards the AIRPORT EXIT - go 0.5 mi. Continue on BELVEDERE RD - go 0.6 mi. Continue on ramp - go 0.1 mi. Continue on AUSTRALIAN AVE - go 0.9 mi. Continue on FL-807 - go 0.8 mi. Turn right on HOMEWOOD RD - go 0.4 mi . Arrive at 3301 GUN CLUB RD, WEST PALM BEACH, on the right.
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Frank Bernardino 561-718-2345

February 25, 2005 -University of West Florida
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514
9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Directions and contact person:
From Pensacola Airport: Travel towards the AIRPORT EXIT on AIRPORT BLVD - go 1.6 mi. Turn right on FL-291 - go 2.1 mi. Turn left on UNIVERSITY PKWY - go 2.3 mi. Arrive at 11000 UNIVERSITY PKWY, PENSACOLA, on the left.
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Trenton Taylor 850-474-2385

If you are not able to attend, please check the Florida Senate Community Affairs website for a link to a live web cast of the workshop. Any questions or additional information should be directed to Sharman Herrin at 850-487-5167