The developers proposed project must be submitted for approval to three Orange County Review Boards. These boards are:

The Planning and Zoning Commission (P &Z)

An advisory only board of nine appointed representatives that meets on the third Thursday of each month. The meetings are held in the County Commission chambers on Rosalind Ave. The public can attend and speak, but each speaker is limited to 3 minutes. This board advises the Board of County Commissioners (BCC). Hampton Bay is on the agenda for the 18 th May meeting.

The board agenda with times can be found if you go to www.orangecountyfl.net, pull up Planning division, look under meetings and then click on planning and Zoning Commission. The board is terrible about sticking to the agenda times.

It is important to get our message to these Commissioners well before the meeting. Their names and E mails are under the E Mail tab. Please write now, often and to all the members.

Development Review Committee

A board of representatives from county and state government agencies who actually implement BCC decisions. They can, and do, put critical requirements and limitations on BCC decisions. The meetings are twice monthly at 4200 John Young Parkway. The meetings are open to the public but the public is not entitled to speak, although with a quiet request  the Chairman (David Heath) usually allows you to speak. The DRC web site is at:

www.orangecountyfl.net/cms/GOVERN/meetingsPN/DRC/default.htm

However, they are not good about getting the agenda out in advance and are also terrible about sticking to the times on the agenda. As far as we know Hampton Bay has not yet been put on the agenda.

Board of County Commissioners.( BCC)

These are the real and key decision makers. Hampton Bay will be put on their agenda a month to six weeks after the P &Z meeting. The same rules apply, the public may attend, the public may speak with the three minute limitation. Meetings are held on Tuesdays in the Commission chambers on Rosalind Ave. Performance to the agenda times is hit or miss, mostly miss. The agenda can be found under www.orangecountyfl.net

Please write now and often to the commissioners. Their E mail addresses are under the E mail tab.  Write to all the Commissioners and the Mayor. This is the most important thing we can do to keep our rural environment