Board of County Commissioners Public Hearing for the LiFT Academy Project

The hearing is being held for the purpose of affording residents of Pinellas County, Florida and other interested persons an opportunity to express their views, both orally and in writing, on the proposed issuance of the Bonds and the nature and location of the Project.

The public hearing will be streamed live at https://youtube.com/pcctv1 and www.pinellascounty.org/TV, and broadcast on the Pinellas County cable public access channels: Spectrum Channel 637 Frontier Channel 44 WOW! Channel 18.

Members of the public wishing to address the body may attend in person, virtually or provide comment in advance. Space for in-person attendance is very limited due to COVID-19 social distancing.

Members of the public are strongly encouraged to participate virtually or to provide comments in advance. Members of the public wishing to address the body virtually via Zoom or by phone are required to preregister by 5:00 p.m. the day before the meeting.

The agenda for this meeting and information about participation options can be found at www.pinellascounty.org/bcc. Members of the public who cannot access the registration form via the internet may call (727) 464-3000 to request assistance preregistering.

Members of the public wishing to provide comment in advance may call the Agenda Comment Line at (727) 464-4400 or complete the online comment form at www.pinellascounty.org/BCCagendacomment.

Comment on any agenda item must be submitted by 5:00 P.M. the day before the meeting. Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing may provide public input on any agenda item through use of the State of Florida’s relay service at 7-1-1. All comments on any agenda item received by 5:00 p.m. the day before the meeting will be included as part of the official record for this meeting and will be available to be considered by the County Commission prior to any action taken.

Persons are advised that if they decide to appeal any decision made at this meeting, they will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.