Pinellas Commissioners To Host 2017 Community Conversation

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – The members of the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners will come together to listen to residents on a variety of topics that affect their daily life.

The 2017 Community Conversation is scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 15 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Seminole Campus of St. Petersburg College, 9200 113th St. N. The event will be preceded by a Meet and Greet from 5:30 to 6 p.m.

By participating in the live event, Pinellas county residents can add their ideas and questions to the conversation. Suggested topics include the overall strategic plan for the county and the needs of the community, what the county is doing to move toward the future, housing, social services, transportation and more.

There are five ways that county residents can participate in the conversation:

• Be a part of the live audience at St. Petersburg College – Seminole
• Watch it live and blog on www.pinellascounty.org/communityconversation. The blog opens in advance for questions on Wednesday, June 14 at 9 a.m.
• Watch it and ask questions on Pinellas County’s Facebook page or post on Twitter and Instagram accounts using #pinellascc.
• Call (888) 409-5380 to listen and ask questions
• Watch on PCC-TV (Spectrum Channel 637, WOW! Channel 18 or Frontier Channel 44) and SPC-TV (Spectrum Channel 636, WOW! Channel 19 or Frontier Channel 47)

The Pinellas County commissioners scheduled to be in attendance are: Chair Janet C. Long, Vice Chair Kenneth T. Welch, Charlie Justice, Dave Eggers, Pat Gerard, John Morroni and Karen Williams Seel. County Administrator Mark S. Woodard will also be in attendance. Al Ruechel of Bay News 9 will moderate the conversation.

For more information about Community Conversation, including links to resources about the county’s strategic plan and the citizen survey, visit www.pinellascounty.org/communitiyconversation or call (727) 464-3000.

Photography provided courtesy of Pinellas County Marketing and Communications Department