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Vision
Before 2030, Polk County will have a
comprehensive system of government that
is effective, efficient, diverse and responsive
to the basic needs of its citizens.
Matt Mucci
Co-Chair
AT&T
Donna Sheehan
Co-Chair
City of Winter Haven
Melony Bell
Polk County BoCC
Stacy Butterfield
Polk County Clerk of
the Courts
Betsy Cleveland
Polk County
Supervisor of Elections
Office
Meagin Colson
Polk County Sheriff’s
Office
Susan Copeland
Polk Education
Foundation
Marsha Faux
Polk County Property
Appraiser
2018 STATE OF THE COUNTY
UPDATE
Held on April 25, 2018, the State
of the County Update brought
together residents from across Polk
County to hear from Board of County
Commission Chair, Todd Dantzler,
and County Manager, Jim Freeman.
Topics addressed included the impact
and after effects of Hurricane Irma,
investments in infrastructure, traffic
congestion (particularly the northern
corridor of US Highway 27), roads
expansion, public safety and the need
to increase capacity in order to keep
pace with a growing population.
Christine Goding
Community Volunteer
Gwinnell Jarvis
Polk County Sheriff’s
Office
Brad Johnson
City of Lakeland
Valeria Jorn
Tri-County Human
Services
TOP: Commissioner Dantzler updated the
audience on Polk's rapid population growth,
investments in economic development, and the
role of tourism to our local economy.
BOTTOM: Event host, Polk County Sheriff Grady
Judd, assisted Commissioner Dantzler and Mr.
Freeman by answering several questions posed
by audience members.
Maggie Mariucci
Florida Polytechnic
University
Tracy Mouncey
Tracy Mouncey &
Associates
Michael Spake
Lakeland Regional
Health
Lea Ann Thomas
Polk County BoCC
Stacy Butterfield // Clerk of the Circuit Court and County
Comptroller, Polk County
Polk Vision continuously upholds its core principals through
the work its members do within the Polk County community,
and the Polk Vision Government Team has gone above
and beyond to identify underlying issues and bring about
systemic change throughout the county. I am thrilled to be
involved in efforts to engage the community as a member
of the team and have the opportunity to bring together all
facets of local government to achieve the team’s vision of a
diverse, comprehensive governmental system that fulfills the
basic needs of Polk County’s residents efficiently."