Monday June 15th brings the 2009 State
Legislative Session debriefing with Representative Nehr. Learn first hand what our
legislators
did and didn't do in Tallahassee this session. Bring your
questions for our delegation as there will also be a public
Q & A after the presentation.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 14,000 strong.
More Communities
Join CNCN:
Woodridge Green
Townhomes - April 2009
Muirfield in East Lake
Woodlands - March 2009
Condo VI in East Lake
Woodlands - March 2009
Click the link above to submit your
idea of what is East Lake for our Community Overlay
committee.
CNCN Annual Meeting results
CNCN held it's annual meeting on January 19,
2009 and elects new board of directors. Two new directors
were elected to the board: Roger Johnson from Presidents
Landing in Lansbrook and Bill Hickman from Cypress Run. The
board also confirmed and appointed officers and discussed
goals for 2009. |
CNCN is already actively involved in:
Building Stronger Communities 2009:
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 by working with the State Legislature to draft new
legislation to provide an "all or nothing" requirement for
any future annexation attempt.
Working with the County for alternative
solutions for the much needed sports fields in North County.
Update 09/17/08 County purchases the
remaining Eldridge / Wild property to complete the Brooker
Creek preserve. 100 acres are allocated to Recreation and the
remaining 770+ acres join the northern and southern sections
of the preserve. Fields will now be located in the new
property which is adjacent to the current sports facility. 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 11/06/08:
County Public Works is finalizing the design of interim
construction projects. Plans should be available in
November. Update 08/01/08:
County showcases 7 new short term solutions. Public Works
and Commissioners to review budget needs.
Working with the county on the Keystone /
Tarpon Avenue widening project. Update 03/20/09:
County is working on acquiring the final properties through
condemnation. Full construction to begin by the end of 2009.
Only a few properties left.
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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