| Title: | Governing Board Meeting & Budget Workshop |
| Start Date: | May 14, 2009 |
| End Date: | May 15, 2009 |
| Description: | Governing board meeting followed by workshop on May 14.
Budget workshop on May 15. |
| Address: | Otter Springs Park & Campground 6470 SW 80th Avenue Trenton, FL 32693 |
| Hours: | 9:00 a.m. Meeting at Otter Springs (5/14) 1:30 p.m. Workshop in Cedar Key (5/14) 8:30 a.m. Budget Workshop in Cedar Key (5/15) |
Board Meeting:
Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.)
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Larry Crowe/Associated Press The state will no longer
purchase single serve water bottles and larger, cooler-sized water bottles for
state agencies. Citing both financial and environmental reasons, Gov. David A. Paterson signed an executive order on Tuesday directing state agencies to phase out the purchase and use of bottled water at government workplaces.
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Dear Merrillee , This is it -- the first victory in our national campaign to move
governors to Think Outside the Bottle… |
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ASR (Aquifer Storage and Recovery)
BEACON PHOTO/PAT HATFIELD
By Pat
Hatfield
Speaking his piece — A man is surrounded by
supporters in the audience as he addresses the St. Johns River Water Management
District Governing Board at a hearing April 13 to decide the fate of the Yankee
Lake project. Though 60-some people were heard, many others weren’t, and they
have some legal recourse, experts say. The St. Johns Riverkeeper and the City of
Jacksonville are expected to appeal the decision.
Riverkeeper, Jacksonville
both eye appeal of Yankee Lake vote
Water managers gave Seminole County the green light to pull water from the St. Johns River, but the fight isn’t over
read more: http://beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/1694
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Opinion: Gainesville Sun
The water dragon
The water dragon has raised its ugly head once again.
During my lifetime, I have witnessed Florida’s population outstrip its water resources. As a former groundwater geologist for the Suwannee River Water Management District, I am concerned for the future of Florida’s water quality and natural habitat.
read more: You will have to scroll down to the second story on this page to finish reading this editorial: http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090510/OPINION02/905099974
Protecting our existing water resources is just as important as exploring new alternative water supplies. Published May 8, 2009 http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090508/OPINION03/905081001
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Green Symposium
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Jennifer Hill,
District
1 Elaine Renick,
District
2 Jimmy Conner,
District
3 Linda Stewart,
District
4 Welton Cadwell,
District
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Media
contact:
Public
Information Coordinator
Office:
(352) 343-9609; Cell: (352) 455-0445
cpatton@lakecountyfl.gov
For
immediate release — May 5, 2009
Lake County
finalizes agenda of speakers, presenters for ‘Professionals Turning Green
Symposium’ in June
MOUNT
DORA — An
impressive slate of speakers and presenters is set for the “Professionals
Turning Green Symposium” on Thursday, June 11, from 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. and
Friday, June 12, from 8 a.m.-1:15 p.m. at Lakeside Inn, located at
The
purpose of the symposium is for professionals in varying fields to share ideas
about conserving and maximizing natural resources. An agenda of presentations at
the symposium will cover a variety of topics including green energy, green
enterprise, green government, green design & construction, green lodging and
green municipal solid waste. The intended audience for the symposium is
entrepreneurs, land-use planners, engineers, architects, hoteliers, civil
engineers, solid-waste staff, and public health & government
officials.
The
cost of attending the symposium is $100, which includes a continental breakfast
each morning; lunch on Thursday with Daniel Parker, Assistant Division Director
of Environmental Health, Florida Department of Health; and a banquet Thursday
night with keynote speaker Linda Chapin, Director of the
A
second luncheon, at the cost of $15, is following the symposium on Friday with
keynote speaker Cynthia Barnett, a journalist and author of Mirage:
For
attendees of the “Professionals Turning Green Symposium,” a special room rate of
$79 is available at Lakeside Inn beginning Wednesday, June 10, through the
weekend. For room reservations, call (352)
383-4101.
To
register for the symposium, fill out the Web form at
www.lakecountyfl.gov/green_symposium/ and mail a check ($100 for symposium, $15
for author luncheon, or $115 for both) to the Lake County Board of
The
“Professionals Turning Green Symposium” is sponsored by Lake County Board of
Thursday,
June 11
7:30 – 9 a.m. —
Registration, breakfast and viewing of sponsor & presenter
displays
9 – 10:15 a.m. — Green Energy
·
Teri Staniec,
Covanta Energy
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Dwayne Dundore,
Raptor Fabrication & Equipment
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Wayne Philips,
10:15 – 10:30
a.m. — Break
10:30 – 11:45
a.m. — Green
·
Ken LaRoe,
First Green Bank
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Joe Treshler,
Covanta Energy
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Jerry Ross,
Disney Entrepreneurial Center
12 – 1 p.m. —
Lunch with keynote speaker Daniel Parker, Assistant Division Director of
Environmental Health, Florida Department of
Health
1:15 – 2:30
p.m. — Green Government
·
Elaine Renick,
·
2:30 – 2:45
p.m. — Break
2:45 – 4 p.m. —
Green Design & Construction
·
Darren Frost,
R.D. Michaels
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Joanna Switzer,
GreenTime
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Jordanna Rubin,
Shaw Group
4 – 6 p.m. —
Cash bar
6 – 7:30 p.m. —
Banquet with keynote speaker, Linda Chapin, Director of the Metropolitan center
for the Regional Studies at the
Friday, June
12
8 – 9 a.m. —
Registration, breakfast and viewing of sponsor & presenter
displays
9 – 10:15 a.m.
— Green Lodging
·
Rachelle Lewis,
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Terry Knorr
March, Fairfield Inn
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Nick Patel,
Best Western
10:15 – 10:30
a.m. — Break
10:30 – 11:45
a.m. Green Municipal Solid Waste
·
Daryl Smith,
Lake County Department of Environmental Utilities
·
Susie Metcalfe,
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John Schert,
12 – 1:15 p.m.
— Lunch with keynote speaker Cynthia Barnett, journalist and author of Mirage: Florida and the Vanishing Water of the
Eastern U.S.
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By Craig Pittman and Asjylyn Loder, Times
Staff Writers
St. Petersburg Times | Saturday, May 9,
2009
Progress Energy's plans to build a $17 billion nuclear plant in rural Levy County will do more than just add advance charges to its customers' utility bills.
The utility's plans also calls for wiping out about 765 acres of wetlands, according to a public notice posted recently by the agency that issues federal wetland permits, the Army Corps of Engineers.
read more: http://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/wetlands/article999539.ece
