Hot Topics: Primary Election Review with SOE Mike Ertel

Contrary to critics’ predictions, a shorter early voting period does not seem to have affected voter turnout, Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Mike Ertel told an audience of about 20 at  LWVSC’s February “Hot Topics” luncheon. In the 2008 Republican Presidential Preference Primary, 10,173 voters cast their ballots at polling places before election day, compared [...]

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Transportation study

Zelda Ladan, our second VP and chair of the Transportation Committee, recently submitted the final draft of LWV Seminole’s transportation study. As she wrote to state LWV officials: Based on our review of the county’s growth, land use goals, current status and future needs, we concluded mass transit was a missing link in our infrastructure.  Fortunately this issue [...]

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Federal Grant for Children’s Mental Health Services

Last year Seminole County was awarded a multi-year federal grant to be used for children’s mental health services. Called Families and Communities Together in Seminole (FACTS), it is a six-year grant initiative, awarded from SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration) and was created as a collaborative effort between the Children’s Cabinet of Seminole County, [...]

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You’re Invited to Celebrate the Life of MIKE BARR (September 24, 1947 -February 8, 2012)

Memorial Service: 1 – 2 PM, Saturday, February 25, 2012 Wekiva Island 1014 Miami Springs Road Longwood, FL 32779 www.wekivaisland.com Besides being the Executive Director of Keep Seminole Beautiful, Mike was a member and covered the Environment for the League of Women Voters of Seminole County. The Memorial Service will follow a River clean-up Don’t [...]

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Wine with the League

Please join us at Lake Mary Cork & Olive from 6-9 p.m. March 29 for wine, cheese and great company. “Join the League for Wine and Cheese” is the first of what we hope will become regular, social fundraisers for LWVSC – opportunities to gather informally with friends and without an agenda. Advance tickets are [...]

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January Hot Topics–County Manager Jim Hartmann Comments on Seminole’s Recession Recovery

  Seminole County Manager Jim Hartmann, who has been in his job since June 2011, discussed his observations on “Seminole’sRecession Recovery” at the Seminole County League of Women Voters’ Jan.26 Hot Topics luncheon. With bachelor’s and master’s degrees in public administration from UCF as well as thirteen years work experience in Orange County government, Hartmann [...]

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