Governmental Affairs Update – January 2016

Three of our committee are going to Tallahassee with about 35 others from Brevard County to share legislative priorities with our state representatives. An issue of all four (4) chambers in Brevard County is the phase out of sales tax on commercial leases. JB Kump will represent us as part of Business Voice, a group established to help attract business friendly candidates to run for public office. The committee noted that since this is an election year, we will need to make plans for a legislative update, a candidate meet and greet as well as interviewing local candidates running for Titusville City Council and mayoral seats. Commercial property transactions have increased, new apartments are scheduled to be built and pre-budget meetings have started in Titusville. The city has a newly published Talking Points available.