A word about the Commission and CRA meetings on Tuesday - 1/27

There are two meetings scheduled for the about the same time in City Hall tomorrow. A joint City Commission/CRA workshop (that was on the books for quite a while) was to take place on January 27th. This in a continuing effort to foster communication between the two entities and to make sure that efforts are coordinated and fit within expectations of the community.

At the Commission meeting last week, the Commissioners and Mayor started on a long discussion of the beach redevelopment project. This discussion ended up in the creation of a workshop on the beach. The date chosen for this was the date of the pre-scheduled joint meeting with the City Commission and CRA.

The Chair of the CRA and executive director decided to hold a regular workshop meeting of the CRA in its place to discuss the possibility and details of an Economic Summit for the community and the Cultural Redevelopment program that is about to go forward.

So, the long and the short of it is that I will start my late afternoon/early evening activities with the Commission - since their beginning time is 5:30 p.m. The CRA's meeting will begin at 6 p.m. which I will attend. I am not sure how long the CRA meeting will go on, but I plan to attend what remains of the City Commission workshop on the beach at the conclusion of the CRA meeting. It looks as though the City Commission will be in the Chambers and the CRA will be in the conference room. If you can come to City Hall tomorrow night, it might be your two-for-one chance to see both groups in action - just not in the same room.