Providing one more reason for you to choose Poinciana Home to sell your home, Darhlene was recently appointed to the Osceola County Industrial Development Authority (IDA), a citizen’s advisory board. She will join other community leaders, such as James Kasper, Thomas Tompkins, Rajia Ackley, and Lawrence William, and will serve a two-year term with this group. The IDA addresses finances for public projects that foster economic development in Osceola County.
Poinciana residents met in late October, standing-room only, in their newest "community update," Liberty High School. A site to behold in the PUD development designed as the location to "Live - Work - Play." At least that's how Tony Iorio, vice president of land development for Avatar, put it the night of the Update. While much was covered, one important piece of the community development puzzle appeared missing: Work.
Iorio, one of a panel of speakers at the Update, ran down a list of projects, including the Reedy Creek I-4 connection project and a large number of retail developments that'll be touching all corners of Poinciana. As he went down his list, it was hard not to notice the number of restaurants being planned, particularly, as Iorio joked "another Chinese" one. But then he was speaking to an audience that had just heard it'd be getting community amenities that had been postponed for years. The importance of another Chinese restaurant paled. The joke continued through most of the meeting until an audience member posed a question regarding the excess of retail establishments planned. "What about work? Professional work? Well-paying work?"
Iorio begged through the answer, clearly noticing that missing from Poinciana's 2007 Community Update was anyone from the economic development departments of either of Poinciana's counties. Someone, perhaps, like Maria Grulich of Osceola. Oh, well. Maybe next year.
Also see: the Ledger/Reporter & the Orlando Sentinel.
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