Brevard County Save Our Lagoon Citizen Oversight Committee

Volunteers Wanted

The Board of County Commissioners seeks qualified applicants for a volunteer appointment to represent Real Estate expertise on the Save Our Indian River Lagoon Citizen Oversight Committee. Applicants must commit to serving the public interest by:

  • Demonstrating expertise and experience in the Real Estate field.
  • Providing stewardship of Lagoon Trust Funds.
  • Having knowledge of the water quality issues and major sources of pollution affecting the lagoon.
  • Participating in monthly meetings Reviewing project proposals for reducing pollutants and improving water quality.
  • Assessing project cost-effectiveness.
  • Hearing questions, concerns, and ideas from the public to improve the plan.

The application must be submitted by 5:00 P.M., February 1.

Citizen Oversight Committee Application (pdf, 130 KB)

Meetings are held in the County Commission Room, 1st floor, Building C , Viera Government Center, 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Viera, FL 32940 unless listed otherwise on the event calendar.

Meetings are held the third Friday of the month from 8:30 - 11:30 am unless listed otherwise.

Links for participation virtually via Zoom are posted on the event calendar the week of the meeting.

Public Comments: If you wish to make a Public Comment to be shared with the Committee in advance of the meeting, you may do so via email at Carol.Gerundo@brevardfl.gov.

Committee Members
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Finance
Courtney Barker
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Todd Swingle
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Science
Lorraine Koss
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Charles Venuto
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Tourism
David Lane
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Laurilee Thompson
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Real EstateSusan Hodgers
Dennis Basile
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Technology
Vinnie Taranto
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David Sherrer
Education / Outreach
Stephany Eley
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Kimberly Newton
Lagoon Advocacy
John Windsor
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Terry Casto
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Do you have a question for the Citizen Oversight Committee or a specific Committee Member? Please send to IRLProject@brevardfl.gov and it will be forwarded to the appropriate Committee Members.

Upcoming Meetings

Wish to watch without actively participating? Meetings are also streamed live with Closed Captioning through Space Coast Government TV and also via Facebook Live on the Save Our Lagoon Page Facebook Page.

Documents for Download

Agendas

Progress Reports

Financial Reports (issued quarterly as of August 2019)

Available Documents

The following documents are available to the public via Public Records Request. If you need the document(s) in an alternate format for accessibility purposes (e.g. Braille, large print, audio, etc.) or in Section 508 compliant format please note that in the request. Note: this may take additional time.

Audit Reports

  • Brevard County SOIRL Half Cent Progress Report Nov 2018
  • RSM FINAL Report - (10.20.17) Brevard County Lagoon Presentation

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