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The Leon County LINK People Focused. Performance Driven. Connecting Citizens with Leon County Services | The Link is published on the first Sunday each month in the Tallahassee Democrat and Thursday in the Capital Outlook. | December 2018 The Link is produced by Leon County Community and Media Relations. 301 S. Monroe Street, Suite 502 | (850) 606-5300 | LeonCountyFL.gov LeonCountyFL.gov Board of County Commissioners Schedule December 2018 MONDAY 10 9:00 a.m. Board of County Commissioners Annual Retreat Goodwood Carriage House Conference Center - 1600 Miccosukee Road TUESDAY 11 3:00 p.m. Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting County Courthouse, 5th Floor Commission Chambers - 301 S. Monroe Street TUESDAY 11 6:00 p.m. Board of County Commissioners Public Hearing County Courthouse, 5th Floor Commission Chambers - 301 S. Monroe Street THURSDAY 13 3:00 p.m. Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency City Hall, 2nd Floor Commission Chambers - 300 South Adams Street MONDAY 17 5:00 p.m. Leon County Legislative Delegation Meeting County Courthouse, 5th Floor Commission Chambers - 301 S. Monroe Street TUESDAY 18 1:30 p.m. Capital Region Transportation Planning Agency (CRTPA) Board Meeting City Hall, 2nd Floor Commission Chambers - 300 South Adams Street Live television broadcast available on channel 16 on Comcast and CenturyLink; webcast available anytime at www.LeonCountyFL.gov. For Leon County news and information, please visit: LeonCountyFL.gov/News Try the Library’s New Streaming Video Service Thanks to the Friends of the Library Endowment for Excellence, the Library now offers a wonderful streaming video service—Kanopy.com. This service for public libraries and college/university libraries offers a growing collection of more than 30,000 videos—including classic films, world films, documentaries, videos on the arts, sciences, languages and business, great courses and a special collection called Kanopy Kids for children. Each LeRoy Collins Leon County Library card-holder may check out and download four videos a month, and each checkout lasts for 72 hours. This service is available for Android, iOS (Apple products), Roku, Amazon FireTV, Google Chromecast and desktop computers. For more info, visit www.LeonCountyLibrary.org or call (850) 606-2665. Little League Spring Baseball Registration Opens Now is the time to register for Little League t-ball, machine pitch, Minors, Majors, and Senior baseball! Programs are offered at the following parks: Canopy Oaks, Daniel B. Chaires, Ft. Braden, Miccosukee, and J. Lewis Hall Sr (a.k.a. Woodville). Practices will take place in January and February with games beginning in late February/early March. For more information www.LeonCountyFL.gov/Parks/LittleLeague. (Left to Right) District 1 Commissioner Bill Proctor, District 3 Commissioner Rick Minor, At-Large Commissioner Mary Ann Lindley, District 2 Commissioner Jimbo Jackson (Chairman), District 4 Commissioner Bryan Desloge (Vice Chairman), District 5 Commissioner Kristin Dozier and At-Large Commissioner Nick Maddox. Leon County Government held its 2018 Installation and Reorganization of the Board Ceremony on Tuesday, November 20, in the Commission Chambers of the Leon County Courthouse. Newly-elected District 3 Commissioner Rick Minor along with re-elected District 1 Commissioner Bill Proctor, District 5 Commissioner Kristin Dozier and At-Large Commissioner Nick Maddox were sworn in by Chief Judge Jonathan Sjostrom. Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Gwen Marshall swore in District 2 Commissioner Jimbo Jackson as Chairman and District 4 Commissioner Bryan Desloge was selected as Vice-Chairman. For more information about the Leon County Board of County Commissioners and to view the Board calendar, visit www.LeonCountyFL.gov. Remember to Drain & Cover! Leon County and the Florida Department of Health in Leon County remind you to please drain and cover to help reduce mosquitoes. We encourage you to take the necessary precautions to reduce the amount of contact with mosquitoes. The best way to prevent mosquito-borne diseases is to stop mosquitoes from living and multiplying around your home or business. Protect yourself and your family with these easy steps: • Drain standing water to stop mosquitoes from multiplying. • Cover your skin with clothing and use EPA approved mosquito repellent. • Cover doors and windows with screens to keep mosquitoes out. If you have further questions or want an informational handout, visit: www.FloridaHealth.gov or call Leon County Mosquito Control at (850) 606-1400. Installation and Reorganization of the Board of County Commissioners Leon County Neighborhood Services Leon County believes that strong and united neighborhoods make up the foundation of our community. To better serve our citizens, Leon County has created a resource for citizens in the community to access the information they need to improve and maintain their neighborhood. Stay informed of neighborhood news and alerts by visiting: www.LeonCountyFL.gov/NeighborhoodServices. Mission To efficiently provide public services which serve and strengthen our community. Vision A community that is safe, healthy and vibrant. PALACES FOR THE PEOPLE A MORE EQUAL & UNITED SOCIETY How to Build Presented by ERIC KLINENBERG Monday, DECEMBER 10 at 6 p.m. The Junction at Monroe 2011 S. MONROE ST. The Village Square Free Event - RSVP at: LeonCountyFL.gov/GetEngaged LEON COUNTY TOPICS THAT ENGAGE AND INSPIRE TOPICS THAT ENGAGE AND INSPIRE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 • 3 P.M. LEROY COLLINS LEON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY Digital Storytelling RETELLING THE GREAT AMERICAN READ PRESENTED BY DR. NED STUCKEY-FRENCH Join Leon County, in partnership with WFSU-TV, and with a grant from the Florida Humanities Council, for “Digital Storytelling” at the Leon County Main Library. For more information, visit LeonCountyFL.gov/GetEngaged. TO LEARN MORE AND APPLY Leon County is proud to offer the Adopt-A-Tree Program. If you live inside Leon County, but outside of Tallahassee city limits, you may qualify to have a tree planted on your property for free. If you agree to water the tree three times a week for one year, Leon County Public Works will plant the tree anywhere between your house and any publicly maintained road or any privately maintained road with public access.
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The Leon County
LINK P e o p l e F o c u s e d . P e r f o r m a n c e D r i v e n .
Connecting Citizens with Leon County Services | The Link is published on the first Sunday each month in the Tallahassee Democrat and Thursday in the Capital Outlook. | December 2018
T h e L i n k i s p ro d u ce d by Le o n Co u n ty Co m m u n i ty a n d M e d i a Re l a t i o n s . 3 01 S . M o n ro e S t re e t , S u i te 5 02 | (850) 606-5300 | Le o n Co u n ty F L . g ov
LeonCountyFL.gov
Board of County Commissioners Schedule
December 2018
MONDAY
10 9:00 a.m.Board of County Commissioners Annual Retreat Goodwood Carriage House Conference Center - 1600 Miccosukee Road
TUESDAY
11 3:00 p.m.Board of County Commissioners Regular MeetingCounty Courthouse, 5th Floor Commission Chambers - 301 S. Monroe Street
TUESDAY
11 6:00 p.m.Board of County Commissioners Public HearingCounty Courthouse, 5th Floor Commission Chambers - 301 S. Monroe Street
THURSDAY
13 3:00 p.m.Blueprint Intergovernmental AgencyCity Hall, 2nd Floor Commission Chambers - 300 South Adams Street
MONDAY
17 5:00 p.m.Leon County Legislative Delegation MeetingCounty Courthouse, 5th Floor Commission Chambers - 301 S. Monroe Street
TUESDAY
18 1:30 p.m.
Capital Region Transportation Planning Agency (CRTPA) Board MeetingCity Hall, 2nd Floor Commission Chambers - 300 South Adams Street
Live television broadcast available on channel 16 on Comcast and CenturyLink; webcast available anytime at www.LeonCountyFL.gov.
For Leon County news and information, please visit: LeonCountyFL.gov/News
Try the Library’s New Streaming Video ServiceThanks to the Friends of the Library Endowment for Excellence, the Library now
offers a wonderful streaming video service—Kanopy.com. This service for public libraries and college/university libraries offers a growing collection of more than 30,000 videos—including classic films, world films, documentaries, videos on the arts, sciences, languages and business, great courses and a special collection called Kanopy Kids for children. Each LeRoy Collins Leon County Library card-holder may check out and download four videos a month, and each checkout lasts for 72 hours. This service is available for Android, iOS (Apple products), Roku, Amazon FireTV, Google Chromecast and desktop computers.
For more info, visit www.LeonCountyLibrary.org or call (850) 606-2665.
Little League Spring Baseball Registration OpensNow is the time to register for Little League t-ball, machine pitch, Minors, Majors,
and Senior baseball! Programs are offered at the following parks:Canopy Oaks, Daniel B. Chaires, Ft. Braden, Miccosukee, and J. Lewis Hall Sr
(a.k.a. Woodville). Practices will take place in January and February with games beginning in late February/early March.
For more information www.LeonCountyFL.gov/Parks/LittleLeague.
(Left to Right) District 1 Commissioner Bill Proctor, District 3 Commissioner Rick Minor, At-Large Commissioner Mary Ann Lindley, District 2 Commissioner Jimbo Jackson (Chairman), District 4 Commissioner Bryan Desloge (Vice Chairman), District 5 Commissioner Kristin Dozier and At-Large Commissioner Nick Maddox.
Leon County Government held its 2018 Installation and Reorganization of the Board Ceremony on Tuesday, November 20, in the Commission Chambers of the Leon County Courthouse.
Newly-elected District 3 Commissioner Rick Minor along with re-elected District 1 Commissioner Bill Proctor, District 5 Commissioner Kristin Dozier and At-Large Commissioner Nick Maddox were sworn in by Chief Judge Jonathan Sjostrom.
Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Gwen Marshall swore in District 2 Commissioner Jimbo Jackson as Chairman and District 4 Commissioner Bryan Desloge was selected as Vice-Chairman.
For more information about the Leon County Board of County Commissioners and to view the Board calendar, visit
www.LeonCountyFL.gov.
Remember to Drain & Cover!Leon County and the Florida Department of Health in Leon
County remind you to please drain and cover to help reduce mosquitoes.
We encourage you to take the necessary precautions to reduce the amount of contact with mosquitoes. The best way to prevent mosquito-borne diseases is to stop mosquitoes from living and multiplying around your home or business.
Protect yourself and your family with these easy steps:• Drain standing water to stop mosquitoes from multiplying.• Cover your skin with clothing and use EPA approved mosquito repellent.• Cover doors and windows with screens to keep mosquitoes out.
If you have further questions or want an informational handout, visit: www.FloridaHealth.gov or call Leon County Mosquito Control at
(850) 606-1400.
Installation and Reorganization of the Board of County Commissioners
Leon County Neighborhood ServicesLeon County believes that strong and united neighborhoods make up the
foundation of our community. To better serve our citizens, Leon County has created a resource for citizens in the community to access the information they need to improve and maintain their neighborhood.
Stay informed of neighborhood news and alerts by visiting: www.LeonCountyFL.gov/NeighborhoodServices.
MissionTo efficiently provide public services which
serve and strengthen our community.
VisionA community that is safe, healthy and vibrant.
PALACES FOR THE PEOPLE
A MORE EQUAL & UNITED SOCIETY
How to Build
Presented by ERIC KLINENBERGMonday, DECEMBER 10 at 6 p.m.
The Junction at Monroe 2011 S. MONROE ST.
The Village Square
Free Event - RSVP at:LeonCountyFL.gov/GetEngaged
L E O N C O U N T Y
TOPICS THAT ENGAGE AND INSPIRETOPICS THAT ENGAGE AND INSPIRE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 • 3 P.M.LEROY COLLINS LEON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Digital StorytellingRETELLING THE GREAT AMERICAN READPRESENTED BY DR. NED STUCKEY-FRENCH
Join Leon County, in partnership with WFSU-TV, and with a grant from the Florida Humanities Council, for “Digital Storytelling” at the Leon County Main Library. For more information, visit LeonCountyFL.gov/GetEngaged.
TO LEARN MORE AND APPLY
Leon County is proud to offer the Adopt-A-Tree Program. If you live inside Leon County, but outside of Tallahassee city limits, you may qualify to have a tree planted on your property for free.
If you agree to water the tree three times a week for one year, Leon County Public Works will plant the tree anywhere between your house and any publicly maintained road or any privately maintained road with public access.
