"Things are only impossible until they are not."

Jean-Luc Picard

If you want a performing arts center for our community, it is essential that you communicate that to your local elected officials before Noon on Wednesday, February 26. Those who are against any funding for the Arts are getting the attention of the Commission and if we are quiet, they will assume that there is no support.

The CRA, comprised of 4 County Commissioners and all 5 City Commissioners, will be considering changing the designation of the 1 cent sales tax away from arts projects to use those funds for non-arts related projects. If these funds are lost, it will make it extremely difficult to move forward with a Performing Arts Facility anytime in the forseeable future. Keeping these funds dedicated to the Arts allows for the Performing Arts Center to move forward when other resources become available.

Please call and/or email these Commissioners listed below and express your support for the performing arts center. Here is the link to background information provided to City and County Commissioners Click here.

City Commissioners

Mayor John Marks: 850-891-2000, [email protected] 

Andrew Gillum: 850-891-8503, [email protected] 

Nancy Miller: 850-891-8706, 

[email protected] 

Scott Maddox: 850-891-2087,  

[email protected]

Gil Ziffer: 850-891-8027 

[email protected] 

County Commissioners

Bill Proctor: 850-606-5361, [email protected] 

Mary Ann Lindley: 850-606-5369, [email protected] 

Nick Maddox: 850-606-5367, [email protected] 

Kristin Dozier: 850-606-5365, [email protected] 

The CRA is meeting: Thursday, February 27 at 9:30 AM in the City Commission Chambers in City Hall