Monday February 15th 7pm - Crescent Oaks
CC. Public Forum on Annexation Protection and Community
Overlays.
Learn more about proposed state legislation being introduced
in 2010 by Representative Peter Nehr and sponsored by CNCN.
This is the 2nd of several public information sessions to
educate the 33,000 residents and businesses in East Lake
about the proposed bill. Discussions will also be held on
Community Overlays.
Click here for more information.
Everyone is invited to come and ask questions
and find answers to everything related to the pros and cons
of this proposed legislation Monday February 15th at 7pm at
the Crescent Oaks Country Club.
Click here for
directions.
Post a question or comment on our community
blog by clicking
If
someone you know would ask you to define what it's like to
live in East Lake what would you say? CNCN's board of
directors wants to know how you define East Lake. What
differentiates the quality of life in East Lake from other
areas of the county? What are the unique characteristics of
East Lake? What prompted you to move here vs. Palm Harbor,
Tarpon Springs, Clearwater, St Pete, Oldsmar, Tampa, etc.?.
Click here to submit
your definition of what East Lake is.
We're Growing!
Now 20,000 strong.
More Communities
Join CNCN:
Highgate Community in
Lansbrook - Nov 2009
Carlyle in Lansbrook
Bridlewood
Click the link above to submit your
idea of what is East Lake for our Community Overlay
committee.
CNCN 2010 Annual Meeting results
CNCN held it's annual meeting on January 19,
2010 and elects new board of directors. One new director was
elected to the board: Ray Cannon from Crystal Beach joins
the board of 9 directors. The board also confirmed and
appointed officers and discussed goals for 2010. |
CNCN is already actively involved in:
Building Stronger Communities 2010:
Generating interest in communities to be a part of a larger
group to share common goals and ideas. Join us for monthly
meetings to discuss how you can work with other communities
in your area on issues of common interest.
Help design a Community Overlay for
East Lake to help define the quality of life standards
for this area of 33,000 residents. A new committee has been
formed to help gather information on this important project
to be voted on by all East Lake communities and submitted to
the county Planning Department to be included in the
County's Comprehensive Plan. Participate today!
Click here to join the committee.
 COMMUNITY
OVERLAYS…
As a Way to Recognize and Protect Local Community
Character.
Click
here for more information on Community Overlays from
Pinellas County. For more information on the Tierra Verde
Community Overlay
click here
Additional Areas of Involvement:
Initiative to "Protect the borders of the
area known as East Lake" from annexation by surrounding
cities. We are working with the State Legislature to draft new
legislation to provide an "all or nothing" requirement for
any future annexation attempt. This important document was submitted to the
state legislature for the 2010 session.
Working with the County for alternative
solutions for the much needed sports fields in North County.
Update 01/31/10 We are working with SWFWMD and the
County to move the parking to an adjacent vacant field to
provide better safety for the children a more space. Update
11/06/08: CNCN publishes
"Study for Active Recreation Facilities in East Lake"
paper to help everyone understand what's happening.
We are working with the residents of
Tarpon Woods with the flooding
they have experienced for decades. Update 01/2010:
County Public Works begins
construction project to lay new pipe under Toniwood road to
significantly reduce flooding during peak rain events.
Working with the county on the Keystone /
Tarpon Avenue widening project. Update 01/2010:
County has begun preliminary road and survey work for the
project. Final bid to be awarded in February 2010.
Formed an alliance with Clearwater
Neighborhood Coalition (CNC) to work together on issues
affected Pinellas County. Supported CONA St.
Petersburg efforts related to the newly proposed Rays
Stadium in downtown St. Pete. |
The mission of the Council is
to bring together the North County's neighborhoods to
promote communication and cooperation between member
organizations of Northern Pinellas County, to foster a sense
of community, to provide a forum for member organizations,
and most important is to act as a neighborhood advocate for
the benefit of our member organizations and to bring a
common voice to county government including and not limited
to the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners.
CNCN is a non-profit Florida
Corporation (501c4) organized to represent communities in Northern
Pinellas County.
 We are associated with
Council of Neighborhood Associations in St
Petersburg
http://conastpete.org/ and supportive of their efforts.
We have also formed an alliance with the
Clearwater Neighborhood Coalition in Clearwater FL
http://clearwatercoalition.com and help support their
initiatives
 We
support the efforts for a baseball stadium in Pinellas
County through the A Baseball Community, Inc group in St
Petersburg
http://abc-baseball.com
For more information or to contact us please
click here
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