Lakeland Sun
May 6, 2026
NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS AND PROJECT BOARDS OF THE POLK REGIONAL WATER COOPERATIVE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors and the Project Boards of the Polk Regional Water Cooperative (Cooperative) will meet Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at Lake Myrtle Sports Complex, 2701 Lake Myrtle Park Road, Auburndale, Florida 33823 to hold a regularly scheduled meeting to address subjects dealing with organization, budgeting, water conservation, and project selection, funding planning, and development, all as provided within the Interlocal Agreement creating the Cooperative. The meeting is open to the public.
Members of the public desiring to provide comment may do so in person or through submission of written comments before the meeting via mail at Polk Regional Water Cooperative, c/o Executive Director, Attn: Carrie Palmer, P.O. Box 9005, Drawer CA01, Bartow, Florida, 33831-9005, or email to CarriePalmer@polk-county.net. To ensure consideration of written public comments, written comments should be received at least forty-eight hours prior to the public meeting. Public comments offered in writing shall be afforded equal consideration, regardless of the method of communication.
Copies of the meeting agenda are available in the Documents & Agendas section of the Cooperatives website, www.prwcwater.org, or may be obtained by writing the Polk Regional Water Cooperative, c/o Executive Director, Attn: Carrie Palmer, P.O. Box 9005, Drawer CA01, Bartow, Florida, 33831-9005 or by calling Carrie Palmer at (863)534-6444.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Polk County Communications Office, Polk County Administration Building, 330 West Church Street in Bartow, Florida 33831, Telephone: (863)534-6090,TDD (863)534-7777. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence from which the appeal is to be issued.
For more information, you may contact Eric DeHaven, Executive Director, Polk Regional Water Cooperative, by telephone at (863)534-6444 or by email at EricDeHaven@PRWCwater.org. 5/6/2026 208967
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