Polk County, FL -- The Florida House and Senate will bring its statewide public input tour to Lakeland on July 25 at Polk State College.
Legislators serving on the House and Senate redistricting committees and subcommittees will conduct the public workshop at PSC from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. to gather public input on redistricting prior to beginning the work of drawing new state House, state Senate and congressional district boundaries. Redistricting must be finalized during the 2012 Legislative Session.
“Redistricting is a historic event that occurs only once every ten years, and it is our goal to engage every Floridian in this fundamental exercise of political rights,” Senator Don Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach), Chair of the Senate Committee on Reapportionment said in a release. “With that objective in mind, we are proud to host a series of 26 community meetings across the state, which will be dedicated to listening to Floridians and getting their input about what they believe are the important facts and unique characteristics of their communities.”