The Chamber’s Government Affairs Committee requests your input as we develop our 2011 legislative agenda and track current legislation through the 2010 session.
Please take a few minutes to review the following topics designed to inform the members about issues relevant to the health of your business and quality of life. Feel free to email any comments to our Government Affairs Committee at info@hainescity.com
Political Voice
Transportation/Growth:
- Support transit tax initiative to build county-wide transportation network, with links to rail.
- Fund for water supply and water quality initiatives to ensure adequate water resources are available for future use.
- Review fairness of State concurrency (growth management) requirements for development. Recent growth management regulations may have unfairly placed the majority of costs for concurrency requirements at the local level.
- Redirect transportation funding to road projects of regional impact in Polk County.
Education:
- Funding for Workforce Training – Continue grant and loan programs to retrain and improve workforce quality. Educated worker are key to attracting and keeping quality businesses.
- Revise the Class Size Reduction Act to repair unintended consequences such as not allowing team teaching and grouping classes for special instruction.
- Support funding allocations for USF Polytechnic campus and Polk State College campus in northeast Polk County.
Legal/Insurance:
- Preserve Workers Compensation Insurance reform, including lower Workers Comp costs.
- Oppose additional health care mandates resulting from new national health care plan.
- Support Property Insurance reform to protect from inequitable cost increases resulting from specific catastrophic events.
Thank you for taking time to review. We know this is an extensive and varied list of legislative issues and appreciate your input as we develop a legislative agenda that truly represents the concerns of you, our chamber members.