Deric C. Feacher
City Manager
863-421-3600
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Jeffrey Brown
Deputy City Manager
863-421-3600
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Stephanie Snively
Communications and Marketing Manager
863-421-9951
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Margie Wells
Senior Executive Assistant
863-421-5560
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Mayor Morris West Speaks to Memorial Day Guests
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Memorial Day Ceremony May 28, 2018
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Linda Bourgeois
City Clerk
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Cemetery Clean-Up Notice
Please review the Public Notice about Haines City Cemeteries provided in English and in Español in the attached documents below.
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Community Information and Events
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Unity in the Community Job Readiness Program 2.0
Looking for a new direction in life? Trying to get a better job and don't know where to start? Join the Job Readiness Program and develop skills and character that will lead to success in finding and keeping a job. Class meets every Tuesday and Thursday beginning June 19, 2018. Please see the attached brochure
(below under downloads) for detailed information.
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Stay Informed On What's Going on
in the Business Community
The Haines City Area Chamber of Commerce is an excellent way to promote your business and showcase your services. Click on the link below to keep up-to-date on all the wonderful things your Chamber is doing to promote businesses in and around Haines City and contact them to become a member!
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Attention Business Owners and Developers
Become a Part of Haines City!
The Haines City Economic Development Council is here to assist you with any of your business and development needs. Contact Cyndi Jantomaso, President, to set-up an appointment to review any of your upcoming projects or business transactions/acquisitions. Click on the link below for additional information.
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Special Events, Athletics, Library, Recreation, Parks
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Terrell Griffin
Parks & Recreation Director
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Ryan Ritchie Selected as Haines City's Deputy Parks & Recreation Director
Deputy Director Ritchie started June 4th and is a welcome addition to the team. He most recently worked as Sales and Event Representative for Polk County Tourism and Sports Marketing, where he has been since 2014. Prior, Ritchie worked as Athletics Coordinator for Haines City's Parks and Recreation Department from October 2009 to August 2010.
Deputy Director Ritchie earned his bachelor's degree from State University of New York at Cortland and is a native of upstate New York.
We're glad to have you here, helping move Haines City forward!
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Click on this link to see the
Aquatics Information:
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Click on this link to see the
Parks & Recreation Athletics Information:
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Haines City Public Library
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In addition to the multitude of books the Haines City Public Library provides, it also offers age-specific opportunities of discovery and fun with programs like the Needlework Group, Scrabble Club, Story Times, Teen Programs, and movies every month in English and Español. Come find your heartbeat at the Haines City Public Library!
Operating Hours
Monday: 10:00 AM-7:00 PM Tuesday: 10:00 AM-8:00 PM Wednesday: 10:00 AM-6:00 PM Thursday: 10:00 AM-6:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM-3:00 PM
Sunday: CLOSED
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Stay Connected With All Our Upcoming Events!
Want to know what is going on at the Haines City Public Library? Check out our
Facebook page and get the scoop. You can also see what's going on at the Library by viewing our calendar for adults and children!
Click on this link to review the
entire calendar of events for the Library:
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Cow Jamboree - Summer Reading Program Kick-Off
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Didgeridoo Down Under Event
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Recreation, Seniors, Wellness
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Click on this link (and scroll down to "City Calendar) to review the
entire calendar of events for Recreation, Wellness and Senior Events:
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Click on this link to review Special Events:
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Richard Greenwood
Development Services Director
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New Pallet Facility Almost Complete!
One of the many projects under review by the Development Services Department staff, along with other City departments, is the new Pallet Consultants of Central Florida facility. This 28,000 square foot facility is located on Melbourne Avenue just west of US 17/92. The site is currently completing its final approvals, and will soon be complete. Due to the location of the site in the City’s Core Improvement Area, this project was eligible for impact-fee exemptions from both the City and Polk County. Because the project is also in the City’s Community Redevelopment Agency, the City will also benefit from additional revenues to be used for other redevelopment activities in the area.
The project has greatly improved the appearance of the Melbourne Avenue area, while at the same time providing for more employment opportunities. Please look at the pictures below for the prior view and the new building.
Thanks to Pallet Consultants for choosing Haines City!
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EXAMPLE OF PROJECT LANDSCAPING
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Timothy Mossgrove
Fire Chief
tmossgrove@hainescity.com
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Picture left to right 1st row: Firefighter Hudson, Firefighter Johnson, Firefighter Marku, Firefighter Pervenecki and Firefighter Rene.
Left to right 2nd row: Firefighter Sloan, Firefighter Sneed, Firefighter Snethen, Firefighter Waters, Driver/Engineer Sebree.
Left to right 3rd row: Deputy City Manager Brown, Fire Chief Mossgrove, Lieutenant Hines, Lieutenant Harris, Lieutenant DiPiero, Battalion Chief Donahoe, Battalion Chief Valencia and City Manager Feacher.
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Haines City Fire Department Swearing-In and Promotional Ceremony
June 5, 2018
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Fire Chief Tim Mossgrove held a swearing in ceremony for nine (9) new Firefighters, promoted one (1) Firefighter to Driver/Engineer, promoted three (3) Firefighters to the rank of Lieutenant and promoted two (2) Captains to the rank of Batallion Chiefs. Congratulations to all and thank you for helping keep Haines City safe!
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Auburn Taylor
Human Resources Director
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Would you like to be part of the City of Haines City Team? Apply today! All interested applicants are required to submit an employment application, unless otherwise instructed on the City's website position announcement page.
Employment Applications and copies of complete position announcements can be accessed on the City of Haines City's website at
www.hainescity.com
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Positions are considered "Open Until Filled," unless otherwise denoted. Corresponding pay grade ranges are included to represent earning potential and shall not be an assumption of potential starting wage, which will most likely be at the minimum rate of pay. If a conditional offer of employment is made, please note everything included during the application process will be verified.
Click
here
to view the open job listings and find out how you can be part of the City of Haines City Team!
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Information Technology Department
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New Website
We hope you have had the opportunity to visit and explore our new City of Haines City website
www.hainescity.com. There is a wealth of information contained in our site and anything you would want to know about our City can be found there. There is also a link to sign-up for updates as they occur, so you'll never miss a thing!
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James Elensky
Chief of Police
jelensky@hainescity.com
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Substance Abuse & Violence Education (S.A.V.E.) Graduation
The Haines City Police Department held their S.A.V.E. graduation at Jenkins Middle School Thursday May 10
th
. There were close to 200 graduates. The winners were Danielle Ramos 1
st
place, Amy Hernandez, 2
nd
place, and Michelle Paredes 3
rd
place. Boone will be having their graduation later.
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Haines City Police Department Explorers Participate in PCSO Ride Along Academy
The Explorers participated in this Academy the week of June 4th at the Polk County Sheriff's Office. During this time, they were exposed to various law enforcement functions including Traffic Direction, Crime Scene, Dispatch, CPR as well as a tour of the jail.
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Haines City Police Department Explorers
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Addie Javed
Public Works Director
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Haines City Watershed Management Plan
The City of Haines City and Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) are in the process of updating the Haines City Watershed Management Plan. The updated plan will evaluate the current conditions of the watershed related to flood risk, water quality, and environmental resources, and will guide the City in achieving improvements where needed. Amec Foster Wheeler Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. was contracted by SWFWMD to complete the WMP updated. The Watershed Evaluation phase is underway, and consists of the following tasks:
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Data Collection and Initial Evaluation
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Draft Project Plan
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Kick-off Meeting
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Final Project Plan
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Assembly and Evaluation of Watershed Data
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Public Notification of Watershed Study
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Hydrologic and Hydraulic Feature Database
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Preliminary Model Features
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Peer Review of Watershed Evaluation
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Final Approved Watershed Evaluation Deliverables
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Project Management
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Public Meeting
Results of the watershed evaluation phase will be presented at a public meeting scheduled for June 28
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from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Future phases of the study will include updates to the hydrologic and hydraulic model and floodplain, water quality assessments, and identification of projects to improve flooding and water quality issues identified during the study.
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7-Rivers Water Festival
Haines City Water Utility participated in the “7 Rivers Water Festival” with Polk County Utilities on Saturday, May 5
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National Public Works Week - May 20-26, 2018
The City’s Public Works Department celebrated the National Public Works Week (#NPWW) May 20-26, 2018. Public Works (PW) impacts many aspects of daily life from transportation, building roads and bridges, to maintenance of watershed and stormwater systems, removing debris from roadways, collection of solid waste, fleet maintenance, engineering and GIS, or working on emergency management strategies to respond to disasters.
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To close the National Public Works Week, the City’s Public Works Department hosted a cookout on May 25, 2018.
The City’s Public Works personnel maintain their dedication and their commitment to working on improving the quality of life of Haines City residents.
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Annual Career Expo - Loughman Oaks Elementary - May 10, 2018
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Public Works' staff participated at Loughman Oaks Elementary School's Annual Career Expo on May 10, 2018. Students and teachers were able to visit model trucks and view how "water works". Principal Wanda Aponte stated through their commitment to our school, students' were able to gain a wealth of knowledge on how each individual can improve our water system. Students expressed their gratitude with thank you notes and cards.
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Public Works Education Center
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Lubber Grasshopper
Unlike the piercing, sucking insects that suck the nutrients from a plant through the leaves. The Lubber Grasshopper is chewing insect. They are like the caterpillars, Green June Beatle, Katydids, and the Grasshopper. These insects can consume large amounts of foliage on ornamental plants.
The Lubber Grasshopper is the largest grasshopper in Florida. Adults can grow longer than 2 ½ inches. They have short wings and cannot fly. The grasshopper can be found from 10-30 of them on just one plant. They very aggressive and will stand their ground even against humans. However, they are harmless to humans.
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Haines City Sign Shop
The objective
of the Haines City Sign Shop is to provide replacement of regulatory, warning, and informational traffic signage according to D.O.T guidelines provided in the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). We accomplish this using the Flexi Sign program and a Graphtec plotter. Flexi Sign has the majority of the D.O.T. sign designs installed and with use of the plotter, signs are produced with 3M film and applied with a 3M Scotchlite Hand Squeeze Roll Applicator to various size aluminum blanks according to the desired signage and D.O.T. specifications for that sign. Signs are typically mounted on U-channel or round poles and positioned according to D.O.T. specifications.
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Haines City Land Development Regulations Text Amendments
The City Commission will consider in the July public hearings a proposed amendment to the Haines City Land Development Regulations, for text amendments to Chapter 4 – Definitions and Chapter 14 – Flood Protection. The intent of the amendments are to identify the effective date of the revised flood insurance study and flood insurance rate map, and make other ordinance modifications to bring regulations into agreement with the most current model code-companion floodplain management ordinance for Florida communities.
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Right-of-Way Permits and Road Closures Permits
Right-of Way Permits
The application can be found on the Haines City’s Website. Once the application is completed, the approval is required to be obtained through the Public Works Department.
Road Closures Permits
Effective now, Road Closures Permits will need to be obtained through the Public Works Department. Once the application is completed, approval will be received from the Public Works Department.
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Tracy Mercer
Utilities Director
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Mark Your Calendar for 2018 Lunch and Learn Classes!
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The Utilities Department will host Lunch and Learn classes instructed by the University of Florida from 12:00-1:00 PM at the Haines City Library the following dates:
August 28, 2018
– Fertilizing Appropriately
October 16, 2018
– Pollinators, Not Just the Birds and the Bees
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Lawn Watering Days and Times
The District's year-round water conservation measures went into effect August 2, 2017. Lawn watering is limited to no more than twice per week.
Lawn watering days and times are as follows:
- Even addresses may water Thursdays and/or Sundays before 10:00 AM or after 4:00 PM
- Odd addresses may water Wednesdays and/or Saturdays before 10:00 AM or after 4:00 PM
- Locations without a discernible address, such as right-of-ways and common areas inside a subdivision, may water Tuesdays and/or Fridays before 10:00 AM or after 4:00 PM
- Hand watering and micro-irrigation of plants (other than lawns) can be done on any day and any time
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WOW! (Watched Outstanding Work!)
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The City of Haines City would like to thank all of our excellent, dedicated employees and volunteers who help make the City a great place to work, live and play. We would not be able to serve our community well without the dedicated, excellent employees and volunteers! Have you "Watched Outstanding Work" within the City lately? Let us know at wow@hainescity.com.
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Haines City Commission
Front row (left to right): Mayor Morris West, Commissioner Roy Tyler
Back row (left to right): Vice-Mayor Don Mason, Commissioner Anne Huffman and Commissioner Horace West
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City Commission Meetings
Are held every first and third Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Commission Chambers at City Hall, 620 E. Main Street.
For questions or more information, please call the City Clerk at (863) 421-9921.
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Mark Your Calendars for the following City Commission Meetings
Thursday, June 21, 2018 - 7:00 PM
Thursday, July 5, 2017 - 7:00 PM
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City of Haines City| 863-421-3600 | www.HainesCity.com
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