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Transportation Planning Organization (TPO)

The TPO Board is comprised of elected officials including all 5 county commissioners and representatives from 15 of the 17 municipalities in Polk County.  The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is represented as a non-voting member, and several Board members also serve on the board of directors for local transit agencies.

The TPO Board adopts and maintains a long-range multi-modal transportation plan that includes highway, public transportation, passenger rail, pedestrian, bicycle and multi-use trail improvements.  It establishes local priorities for the use of federal and state funds on transportation projects.  Annually, the Board adopts a Transportation Improvement Program that includes the FDOT’s Five Year Work Program and implements the long-range plan.  

Roster

Chairperson

Commissioner Jack Myers, Auburndale

Vice Chairperson

Commissioner Trish Pfeiffer, Bartow

Voting Members

  • Commissioner Martha Santiago, Polk County BoCC
  • Commissioner Neil Combee, Polk County BoCC
  • Commissioner Bill Braswell, Polk County BoCC
  • Commissioner Rick Wilson, Polk County BoCC
  • Commissioner George Lindsey, Polk County BoCC
  • Mayor Bill Mutz, Lakeland
  • Commissioner Sam Simmons, Lakeland
  • Commissioner Sara McCarley, Lakeland
  • Commissioner Chad McLeod, Lakeland
  • Commissioner Bill Read, Lakeland
  • Commissioner Mike Musick, Lakeland
  • Commissioner Brian Yates, Winter Haven
  • Mayor Pro Tem Nat Birdsong, Winter Haven
  • Commissioner Jack Hilligoss, Lake Wales
  • Commissioner Jack Myers, Auburndale
  • Commissioner Roy Tyler, Haines City
  • Commissioner Trish Pfeiffer, Bartow

South County Block Members

  • Vice Mayor Jon Albert (Voting Member), Frostproof
  • Commissioner Jim Watts (Alternate 2), Fort Meade
  • Commissioner Collins Smith (Alternate 1), Mulberry

East County Block Members

  • Mayor Joe LaCascia (Voting Member), Polk City
  • Commissioner Steven Metosh, Sr., City of Eagle Lake
  • Mayor Michael Kehoe (Alternate), Lake Hamilton
  • Mayor Nancy Daley (Alternate), Lake Alfred
  • Commissioner Willie Quarles, Town of Dundee (Alternate)
  • Commissioner Jeremy Clark, Davenport

Advisory Members

  • L.K. Nandam, FDOT District 1 Secretary C
  • Parag Agrawal, Polk TPO Executive Director
  • Elizabeth Voss, Polk TPO Attorney

Bylaws

Meeting Calendar

*Unless otherwise noted, meetings are held at 9 a.m.in the Commission Boardroom on the first floor of the Polk County Administration Building - 330 W. Church St., Bartow

  • February 8, 2024
  • April 11, 2024
  • June 13, 2024
  • August 8, 2024
  • October 10, 2024
  • December 19, 2024

Minutes