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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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26 Nature Tour (Tram Tour) delete	27 Memorial Day delete	28 Joint Planning Meeting to Discuss Projects for Roadways and Trails delete Board of County Commissioners Roundtable Discussion with Leadership Fort Meade delete	29 Cancelled: CFDC Board of Directors delete Value Adjustment Board Meeting delete	30 Development Review Committee delete Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Arts Ensemble Building delete Selection Committee Meeting for RFPQ 13-156, Update Polk Transportation Planning Organization Website 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 Dirt Day #4 delete Polk County Hurricane Expo delete
2	3 Selection Committee for RFP 13-299, Network Security Evaluation Test delete Polk County Farm Bureau to host its Legislative Wrap Up Luncheon delete	4 Eloise Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Advisory Committee delete Selection Committee Meeting for RFPQ 13-156, Update Polk Transportation Planning Organization Website delete	5 Planning Commission work session delete Planning Commission meeting delete Polk County Hosts Mitigation Workshop delete End of School Bash delete School's Out Fiesta delete	6 Development Review Committee delete Code Enforcement Hearing delete Special Called Tourist Development Council meeting delete Selection Committee Meeting for RFPQ 13-315, Update Polk Transportation Planning Orgazization Website delete	7 Budget Work Session delete Family Fun Night delete	8 Nature Tour (Tram Tour) delete
9	10 Free Diabetic Classes delete	11 Selection Committee for RFP 13-161, Parking Garage Interviews delete	12 Lakeland Area Mass Transit Dist. Bd. of Directors meeting delete Special Magistrate of the Code Enforcement Unit delete Selection Committee for RFP 13-300, Off-Highway Vehicle Park delete	13 All Offices are Closed delete Development Review Committee delete Polk Transportation Planning Organization Bd. delete TDC Arts and Culture Committee delete Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) delete more...	14 Board, Staff Agenda Review meeting delete	15
16 Florida Trails Hike delete Nature Tour (Tram Tour) delete	17 Camp ROCK Summer Recreation delete Central Florida Development Council's Board of Directors Luncheon delete	18 Camp ROCK Summer Recreation delete Historical Commission Marker Committee delete Central Florida Development Council Investor Reception delete Florida Native Plant Society Meeting Heartland Chapter (Workshop) delete	19 Camp ROCK Summer Recreation delete Selection Committee for RFP 13-299, Network Security Evaluation Test delete	20 Camp ROCK Summer Recreation delete Development Review Committee delete Tourist Development Council delete	21 Camp ROCK Summer Recreation delete Citizens HealthCare Oversight Committee delete	22
23	24 Camp ROCK Summer Recreation delete Summer Frenzy delete	25 Florida Assoc. of Counties (FAC) 2013 Annual Conf. and Educational Exposition delete Camp ROCK Summer Recreation delete Summer Frenzy delete Joint Airport Zoning Board (JAZB) delete	26 Camp ROCK Summer Recreation delete Anti-Drug Abuse Advisory Council delete Summer Frenzy delete	27 Camp ROCK Summer Recreation delete Development Review Committee delete Summer Frenzy delete Rep. of the Board of County Commissioners and the International Assoc. of EMTs and Paramedics (IAEP) delete Board of Adjustment delete more...	28 Camp ROCK Summer Recreation delete Summer Frenzy delete Fire Rescue Promotion Ceremonies delete	29
30	01 Jul Camp ROCK Summer Recreation delete Summer Frenzy delete Central Florida Development Council Board of Directors delete Community Relations Advisory Council delete	2 Camp ROCK Summer Recreation delete Summer Frenzy delete Selection Committee for RFP 13-300, Off-Highway Vehicle Park delete Lakes Access Advisory Committee delete	3 Camp ROCK Summer Recreation delete Summer Frenzy delete	4 All County Offices Are Closed delete Independence Day delete Camp ROCK Summer Recreation delete Summer Frenzy delete	5 Camp ROCK Summer Recreation delete Summer Frenzy delete	6

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