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Polk County is strategically located in the center of the Florida peninsula, about equal distance from the east and west coast and half way between the Georgia-Florida border and the Southern tip of the peninsula. Polk lies on the Interstate-4 corridor, 25 miles east of Tampa and 35 miles southwest of Orlando. As the geographic center of Florida, it is estimated that more than 7.5 million people reside within a 100 mile radius of Polk County. This is one of the largest concentrations of population in the southeast.

"Imperial" Polk County was the nickname given to the county by a newspaper editor to recognize the county's prominence in agriculture, phosphate and cattle with the timber, turpentine and naval stores operations making strong contributions. In 1914, the county issued a $1.5 million bond to pave a number of roads. That bond issue was considerable for those days, and allowed for 9-foot-wide roads to start from Bartow to Mulberry, Lake Wales, Fort Meade, Winter Haven, Lakeland and Auburndale. According to historical reports, then-county commission clerk W.S. Wev had the idea of erecting an arch over every paved road at its entrance to Polk County, proclaiming that the motorist was about to enter "Imperial Polk County." The name has since remained.

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28 Nature Tour (Tram Tour) delete	29 Sub-Committee for the Efficiency Commission delete Camp ROCK registration, Sleepy Hill delete	30 BoCC Joint Work Session with Polk Transit & Lakeland Area Mass Transit Dist. Bd. of Directors delete Cancelled Joint Work Session between BoCC, Lakeland Area Mass Transit Dist. and Polk Transit Authority delete Joint Work Session with Polk Transit & Lakeland Area Mass Transit Dist. Bd. of Directors delete North Ridge Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Committee delete Camp ROCK registration, Chain of Lakes delete	01 May Guided Bird Hike delete Planning Commission Work Session delete Planning Commission meeting delete	2 Selection Committee for BVP 13-196 Van Fleet Water Production Facility Improvements delete Camp ROCK registration, Loughman Oaks delete Greater Lakeland Area Garden Club Meeting (Workshop) delete Polk Transportation Planning Organization to host Polk TPO Transportation School delete	3 Board Staff Agenda Review meeting delete	4 Kids Fishing Derby delete Dirt Day #3 delete Florida Trails Heartland Chapter Meeting delete
5 Nature Tour (Tram Tour) delete	6 Central Florida Development Council General Membership delete Central Florida Development Council General Membership delete	7 Lakes Access Advisory Committee delete	8 Lakeland Area Mass Transit Dist. Bd. of Directors meeting delete Tourism and Sports Marketing to host 2013 National Tourism Week Luncheon delete Library Cooperative Governing Bd. delete	9 Development Review Committee delete InnerAct Alliance Fifth Grade Rally delete Budget Work Session delete Sierra Club Meeting (Workshop) delete	10 Board Staff Work Session delete Board Staff Work Session delete Diabetic Class delete	11 Movie & a Manicure delete Nature Tour (Tram Tour) delete
12 Mother's Day Nature Tour (Tram Tour) delete	13 Transportation Disadvantaged Local Coordinating Board delete	14 Parks and Recreation Section re Poinciana Park delete	15 Offices Closed for Memorial Day Holiday delete Appellate Special Magistrate of the Code Enforcement Unit delete Historical Commission, Polk County Historical Assoc., and 10th Judicial Circuit Historical Society delete	16 Development Review Committee delete Selection Committee for RFPQ 13-156, Update Polk Transportation Planning Organization Website delete Special Magistrate of the Code Enforcement Unit delete Tourist Development Council's Sports and Special Events Committee delete Tourist Development Council's Sports and Special Events Committee delete more...	17 Citizens HealthCare Oversight Committee delete Board-Staff Agenda Review delete Polk County Drug Court, 10th Judicial Circuit of Fla. to host 14th Annual Drug Court Graduation Ceremony delete	18 Photography Ethics Workshop delete Photography Ethics Workshop delete Family Fun Night delete
19 Florida Trails Hike delete Nature Tour (Tram Tour) delete Nature Tour (Tram Tour) delete	20 Selection Committee for RFP 13-299, Network Security Evaluation Tests delete Selection Committee for RFP 13-299, Network Security Evaluation Tests delete	21 Living at the Lake (Workshop) delete Efficiency Commission Meeting delete	22 Polk Transit Authority Board of Directors delete BoCC and the Federation of Public Employees Meeting delete Anti-Drug Abuse Advisory Council delete Living at the Lake (Workshop) delete	23 Development Review Committee delete Selection Committee for RFPQ 13-156, Update Polk Transportation Planning Organization Website delete Board of Adjustment delete Historical Commission Advisory Committee delete Living at the Lake (Workshop) delete more...	24 Family Fun Night delete	25 Geo Woodstock delete
26 Nature Tour (Tram Tour) delete	27 Memorial Day delete	28 Board of County Commissioners Roundtable Discussion with Leadership Fort Meade delete	29 Value Adjustment Board Meeting delete	30 Development Review Committee delete Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Arts Ensemble Building delete Polk Transportation Planning to host Polk TPO Transportation School delete	31 Board Staff Agenda Review meeting to discuss the Agenda, TPO Board meeting and any other matters delete Opening Ceremony of the Commissioner of Agriculture's Viva Florida Exhibit, 500 yrs. of Agriculture delete	01 Jun

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