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ANNUAL SUCCESSES
(Continued)
2007
January
- Established and celebrated an Arbor Day celebration in Bagdad.
- A group of Partnership members visited St. Andrews, Fla.
- Uploaded a Waterfronts Partnership website.
February
- Held Neighborhood Watch meeting and safety workshop
- Presented Lighting Program idea to 37 attendees.
March
- Hosted a Volunteer Reception Center training workshop at the Bagdad Community Center.
- Met with the West Florida Historic Preservation, Inc. to discuss ideas for economic revitalization focusing on historic preservation and ecotourism.
- Defined “Bagdad Limits” for Santa Rosa County and requested Bagdad community signs. Within two weeks, Santa Rosa County installed Bagdad community signs at those boundary lines.
- Approved the Bagdad Vision Plan Action Plan that the Partnership developed to guide implementation of the Bagdad Vision Plan
April
- Moved forward with non-profit designation.
- Adopted “Ollinger & Bruce Shipyard Trail” site from Northwest Florida Water Management District.
- Hosted Earth Day Great American Cleanup, clearing Trail park site, clearing trail, and assisting with derelict boat removal from Bagdad waterfront.
May
- Hosted Statewide Waterfronts Florida Partnership quarterly meeting.
- Hosted a Bagdad Native Tree Workshop.
June
- Established informal group to plan future of Partnership.
- On recommendation by Partnership, Public Works Department painted no-passing stripes along Forsyth and Church streets in Bagdad to calm traffic.
- On recommendation by Partnership, Public Works Department created a three-way stop at the intersection of Forsyth Street and Garcon Point Road.
July
- A consultant was hired to update Bagdad Historic District’s Land Development Code. This process was initiated by Santa Rosa County because of the results of the Partnership’s visioning process July 2007.
- State of Florida funded a consultant to perform an engineering assessment of the Bagdad Mill Site retaining wall. (still in process)
- Installed welcome sign posts and purchased welcome signs.
- University of West Florida’s biology department began conducting a vegetation survey of Bagdad’s waterfront.
August
- Developed Property Owner survey.
October
- Established new nonprofit orgranization; elected officers and board members.
2006
January
- Community meeting at the Bagdad Museum.
February
- Elected officers
- Established subcommittees and chairpersons
- Began discussion about Visioning Process
March
- Adopted operating procedures
- Established a calendar of meetings
- Developed a Community Outreach Procedure
- Met as subcommittees to develop area priority lists
April
- Began discussion of Neighborhood Watch program.
- Began discussing with Santa Rosa County possibility of Bagdad Heritage Trail.
May
- Began planning for the Bagdad Front Porch Art Stroll
- Began preparing for Visioning Workshops
- Established welcome sign committee
June
- Approved moving forward advertising the visioning workshops
- Distributed door tags throughout Bagdad about program and workshops
- Mailed out postcards to all property owners about workshops
- Requested to Public Works that Bagdad Heritage Landmark sign be replaced to north of Pond Creek bridge. Sign was moved for more visibility.
July
- Established a Community Award Program committee
- Conducted Vision Process
August
- Mill Site Park visioning workshop
- Vision Plan was approved by the Board of County Commissioners
September
- Began development of a Vision Action Plan
- Program Success Evaluation Procedure
- Established a Neighborhood Watch planning group
October
- Requested a representative to serve on Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. Voting position was approved.
- Economic Revitalization/Public Safety subcommittees recommended temporary traffic calming remedies such as a school zone caution light placed on Garcon Point Road, and a stop sign placed at the three-way intersection in front of the Bagdad Elementary School. The committee began gathering signatures for a petition to the Board of County Commissioners.
- Met with Santa Rosa County crime prevention officers about forming a Neighborhood Watch Program and were furnished a packet of “start-up” materials.
- Established a Neighborhood Watch, in collaboration with National Make a Difference Day.
- Initiated Town Hall meeting; passed out flyers and door tags.
- Initiated the Bagdad Community Urban Forestry Program
- Established incorporation committee to develop future plans for Partnership
November
- Sewer expansion began construction
- Began discussion of establishing a non-profit corporation to continue the Partnership’s efforts once grant cycle ends.
- Santa Rosa County applied for a grant to create the Bagdad Heritage Trail to connect Bagdad with Milton’s Blackwater Heritage Trail.
- Fishing line recycling bins were installed at boat landings in Bagdad.
- Community Award Program Beautification award was given to Carey Allen.
- Santa Rosa County repaired sidewalks in Bagdad in response to a request by the Partnership.
For More Information:
Bagdad Waterfronts Florida Partnership, Inc. BagdadWaterfronts@gmail.com
P.O. Box 801, Bagdad, FL 32530
(850) 981-9915
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