ANNOUNCEMENTS
Below are scheduled events and public meetings at which two or more County
Commissioners or Planning Commissioners may appear to discuss issues that may
come before the Board of County Commissioners.
• Monday, July 6, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. – Board/Staff Agenda Review meeting to discuss
the Agenda and any other matters that may come before the Board will be held in the
Commissioners’ Conference Room, Room 407, Fourth Floor, County Administration
Building.
• Tuesday, July 7, 2026 – 1:30 p.m. – Librarians’ Advisory Council will meet at
Dundee Public Library, 2020 East Main Street, Dundee.
• Tuesday, July 7, 2026 – 6:00 p.m. – Sidewalk Advisory Committee will meet in
Room 413, Fourth Floor, County Administration Building.
• Wednesday, July 8, 2026 – 7:30 a.m. – Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for Polk
County Environmental Lands Program will gather in the parking lot at the Parks and
Natural Resources Office, 4177 Ben Durrance Road, Bartow. Please contact
brookemoherek@polkfl.gov for details.
• Wednesday, July 8, 2026 – 8:50 a.m. – Planning Commission will conduct a work
session, prior to its regularly scheduled meeting, in the County Commission
Boardroom.
• Wednesday, July 8, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. – Planning Commission meeting will be held
in the County Commission Boardroom.
• Wednesday, July 8, 2026 – 1:30 p.m. – Library Cooperative Governing Board will
meet at Winter Haven Public Library, 325 Avenue A Northwest, Winter Haven.
• Thursday, July 9, 2026 – 8:30 a.m. – Development Review Committee will meet in
the Planning and Development Conference Room, Second Floor, County
Administration Building.
• Thursday, July 9, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. – Tourist Development Council’s Arts, Culture,
and Heritage Committee (ACH) will meet at Lake Myrtle Sports Complex, 2701 Myrtle
Park Road, Auburndale.
• Thursday, July 14, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. – County Manager’s Representatives will meet
with Representatives from Polk County Professional Fire Fighters, I.A.F.F., Local 2531
to hold negotiations relative to collective bargaining. The meeting will be held at the
Fire Training Center, 49 Vaughn Road, Winter Haven.
• Thursday, July 14, 2026 – 1:30 p.m. – Land Use Hearing Officer (LUHO) Hearings
will be held in the County Commission Boardroom.
• Wednesday, July 15, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. – Appellate Special Magistrate of the Code