Sidewalk Advisory Committee

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Bill Lorenzo
Phone: (863) 535-2286

Sidewalk Advisory Committee meetings are scheduled as needed on the first Tuesday of each month. The Sidewalk Advisory Committee evaluates new sidewalk needs throughout Polk County and prioritizes projects for funding that are recommended to the Board of County Commissioners as part of the annual Community Investments Program (CIP) budgeting process.

Committee Members

Tony Kirk Sr.
Jacquelyn Codd
Clifton Garcia
Cassandra Richards
Bryana LaTorre-Carvalho
Scott Lowery, Polk County Real Estate Services
Amy Gregory, Polk County Roads and Drainage
Doug Gable, Polk County Roads and Drainage
Robert Bolton, Polk County Land Development Division
Lorenzo Thomas, Polk Transportation Planning Organization (TPO)
Don Stephenson, Polk County Public Schools
Sgt. Michael Bissett, Polk County Sheriff’s Office

Qualifications for Committee Members/How to Apply

The Sidewalk Advisory Committee includes five public members appointed by the Polk County Board of County Commissioners, four county staff representatives, and one representative each from the Polk Transportation Planning Organization (TPO), the Polk County School Board and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

Each commissioner shall appoint one member to the committee. All appointments to the Sidewalk Advisory Committee are repealed and replaced with the appointments and terms of membership adopted by a resolution. The committee elects a chair and vice-chair from its membership annually, and the chair and vice-chair may serve successive terms. Members appointed to the committee shall serve a term of three years. Reappointments for additional terms are permitted.

Meetings and Agendas

Sidewalk Advisory Committee meetings are held at 6 p.m. in Room 413, Fourth Floor, of the County Administration Building, 330 W. Church St. in Bartow. Meetings are open to the public. To request a copy of an agenda, please contact [email protected]