Police Chief DiPino To Speak At District 1 Forum

District 1 City Commissioner Willie Shaw will host a community forum Tuesday, Jan. 8, at the 1845 34^th Street.  Updates will be provided on initiatives occurring within District 1 with an opportunity for questions. Residents, business owners and District 1 stakeholders are encouraged to attend.

Vice Mayor Shaw and City Manager Tom Barwin will introduce the new Chief of Police Bernadette DiPino.  The Vice Mayor also will discuss the top two priorities for District 1 in 2013:  clean up and development of the Marian Anderson Place brownfield site and creation of a small business incubator.

Updates also will be provided on the following projects:

• Old Bradenton Road
• Myrtle Street Improvements
• Newtown Gateway/Landscaping
• Newtown CRA Goals
• North Sarasota Communication Plan

Upcoming District 1 forums will be held:

• Thursday, March 14
• Thursday, June 13
• Thursday, Sept.12

Times and locations will be announced closer to the forum dates.

Vice Mayor Shaw has served as the District 1 City Commissioner since May 2011. 

The boundaries of District 1 roughly are University Parkway to the north; Fruitville Road to the south; N. Tamiami Trail to the west and Tuttle Avenue to the east.

For more information on the community forum contact Shavon Reed-Agard in the Newtown Redevelopment Office:  941-365-2200 ext.  3221.