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October 14, 2005
myregion Board of Directors Meeting
Friday
11:30 am -
2:30 pm
Lake Sumter Community College Leesburg Campus
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The environmental and economic viability of Central Florida is inextricably tied to the freshwater aquifers and surface waters. Fresh water has been a plentiful and inexpensive resource in the past for Central Florida. But as the region’s aquifers are drawn down, water from mechanically purified sources may become increasingly expensive. |
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Central Floridians value a quality of life that includes access and the ability to enjoy our environment. There are seven natural jewels in our seven county region worth preserving and protecting for generations to come. For the first time in history, dozens of our regional leaders joined forces this past Friday and something powerful happened!
The Unveiling of Naturally Central Florida : Fitting the Pieces Together
| PRESS COVERAGE OF NATURALLY CENTRAL FLORIDA! |
Not only are our region's business, civic and community leaders embracing the importance of protecting our environmental treasures...so are the media. Take a look at the coast to coast coverage the Naturally Central Florida : Fitting the Pieces Together publication has received!
Florida Today "Central Florida mosaic - Saving the region's natural resources is critical to our quality of life"
The Lakeland Ledger "Polk Areas Part of Preservation Project - Partnership creates a list of places in Central Florida that are "must-saves."
The Associated Press spread the message globally through the AP wire.
The Daytona Beach News Journal featured the AP story.
The Herald Today of Manatee, Bradenton & Sarasota counties picked up the AP story too.
Special to The Orlando Sentinel, Linda Chapin explains the Growing Concern of Central Florida's projected population boom and subsequent growth.
AM 580 WDBO not only featured Jacob Stuart on the Jim Turner morning show on Thursday, August 11th, Mike Synan interviewed Linda Chapin about Naturally Central Florida. Listen to the actual interview.
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myregion will Envision solutions, Empower existing or emerging organizations, Educate ourselves, our region, its leaders and citizens, Communicate our programs and progress and finally, Measure the impact of our actions, progress and successes affecting our region’s economic vitality and quality of life.
Economic Leadership
Education
Environment
Fragmentation & Branding
Quality of Life
Smart, Quality Growth
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myregion COMMUNITY OUTREACH
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| In order to connect our communities, myregion.org must effectively communicate the goals, accomplishments and activities determined by the Central Florida regional priorities. The myregion staff has launched their community outreach to government officals, civic groups, clubs and media within the seven counties. See where we'll be next! If you would like a myregion update, please contact Deanna Brown, Communications Director, deanna.brown@orlando.org or 407-835-2505.
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