One of the teams I serve on is the Polk Vision Infrastructure Team. This team works in partnership with the TPO to advocate for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety. One of our priority projects currently is evaluating the need for sidewalks around a one-mile radius of... Read More

It is hard to believe I have finished my first year serving on the Bartow City Commission. Time flies when you are having fun, I guess. ? I have really enjoyed the opportunity to serve in this capacity. Some of the aspects I thought I... Read More

Along with work sessions and budget meetings, one of the things that Commissioners do is attend a couple of different conferences on behalf of the city. This week, I am learning more about public power at the Florida Municipal Electric Association conference in Bonita Springs. ... Read More

Recently an article appeared in The Ledger that identified Bartow as Polk County’s new crime “hot spot”. While the facts represented in the story are accurate (we have had a recent uptick, especially in property crimes), the article doesn’t tell all of the story. In... Read More

The legislative session in Florida has not even begun and city leaders are already having to defend our right to local self government. If you have spent any time around one of Bartow’s City Commissioners, you have undoubtably heard us talk about the importance of... Read More