At the Glades County Commission

Community Improvements Approved

MOORE HAVEN, FL. -- The Glades County Commission this week appointed Glades County Public Library Advisory Board Member  Maxine Quilliam for another 5 year term at the request of Jeanette Peeples, Chair of the Library Advisory Board.
 
The commission approved up to $50,000 from one-cent sales tax fund for first phase of Ortona Park to purchase playground equipment.
 
Funds were approved up to $2000 to renovate restroom facility to ADA standards using one-cent sales tax funds at the Palmdale Community Center.
 
The Commission Ranked Wright Construction at $147,500 (1) and Arjay Construction at $152,440.96 (2) for renovation of former office of sheriff�s administration using one-cent sales tax funds.
 
The Board directed County Manager Taylor to contact community association leaders for list of fees charged for usage of county-owned buildings, in order to compile a schedule of county-owned community building usage fees.  The intent is to make sure that rules and fees charged for using county-owned buildings are fairly applied with no jeopardy of discrimination.