NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the PRWC sitting as the Project Board of the West Polk Lower Floridan Aquifer Wellfield will meet Lakeland City Hall, City Commission Chambers, 3rd Floor, located at 228 S. Massachusetts Ave., Lakeland, Florida 33801, to hold a special public meeting to address subjects dealing with organization under the adopted Implementation Agreement for the West Polk Wellfield Project, and as provided within the Interlocal Agreement creating the Cooperative. The meeting is open to the public.

Certain members of the Board may attend remotely through Communications Media Technology. 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 Polk County Manager, Attn: Tabitha Alpers, P.O. Box 9005, Drawer CA01, Bartow, Florida, 33831-9005, or email to [email protected] with copies to Traci Terry, Assistant to the Chair Bill Mutz at [email protected]. To assure 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. The meeting may be remotely viewed via GoToMeeting, a media technology free for the public to use. A link will be provided on the Cooperative’s website at www.prwcwater.org with instructions regarding viewing of the meeting.

Copies of the meeting agenda are available in the Documents & Agendas section of the Cooperative’s website, www.prwcwater.org, or may be obtained by writing to the Polk Regional Water Cooperative, c/o Polk County Manager, Attn: Tabitha Alpers, P.O. Box 9005, Drawer CA01, Bartow, Florida, 33831-9005, or by calling Tabitha Alpers at (863) 534-6444.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with disabilities needing special accommodation to participate in this proceeding, or those requiring language assistance (free of charge) should contact the City of Lakeland ADA Specialist, Jenny Sykes, no later than 48 hours prior to the proceeding, at (863) 834-8444, Email: [email protected]. If hearing impaired, please contact the TDD numbers: Local – (863) 834-8333 or 1-800-955-8771 (TDD-Telecommunications Device for the Deaf) or the Florida Relay Service Number 1-800-955-8770 (VOICE), for assistance.

Pursuant to Chapter 286, F.S., the public is advised that if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board of Directors, with respect to any matter considered at these meetings, he/she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he/she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which records includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

Virtual Attendance Information:

Go To Meeting: http://bit.ly/PRWC-WPW-Meeting-6-16-21

Call In: 1 (669) 224-3412

Access Code: 141-060-613