FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Pete Winton, County Administration,
              (239) 335-2777

LEE COMMISSION CHAIRMAN ANNOUNCES 2004-05 LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS

FORT MYERS, Fla. (November 23, 2004) - For the benefit of news editors, reporters and citizens who follow and cover the following topics and issues, below are the agency/committee liaisons Board of Lee County Commissioners Chairman Doug St. Cerny has assigned to his fellow commissioners.

Each year the new chairman makes the assignments as a way for the Board to be represented on - and keep in touch with - various local agencies, committees, boards and issues.

Commissioner Bob Janes (District 1)

Babcock Ranch Acquisition

Lee County Legislative Delegation Liaison

Smart Growth Committee

Regional Planning Council

Human Services Funding Committee

Public Safety Coordinating Council

Veterans Liaison

Commission Chairman Doug St. Cerny (District 2)

BOCC Chairman

Port Authority Chairman

Horizon Council

FGCU Liaison

Edison-Ford Board of Trustees

Sheriff's Office

Commissioner Ray Judah (District 3)

Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW)

West Coast Inland Navigation District (WCIND)

Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board

Black Affairs Advisory Board

Local Board for Transportation Disadvantaged

Solid Waste/Utilities

Commission Vice Chairman Tammy Hall (District 4)

Burnt Store Road Study (with Comm. Janes as alternate)

Lee County School Board

Drug Free Coalition

Fair Board

Ordinance Review

Commissioner John Albion (District 5)

Tourist Development Council

Uncommon Friends

Regional Planning Council

Affordable Housing

Agriculture

Animal Services