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FLC 2024 Annual Conference
The Annual Conference of the Florida League of Cities was held August 15-17, 2024 at the Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, FL. The Ridge League had eighty-one (81) local officials in attendance representing twenty-one (21) of the twenty-four (24) RLC Member Cities. The conference is an opportunity for municipal officials and senior staff to enhance…
Bowling Green Commissioner Recognized
Bowling Green City Commissioner David Durastanti has been awarded the 2024 Mayor John Land Years of Service Award by the Florida League of Cities. Named in honor of long- timed Apopka Mayor John Land who served his city for more than 60 years, this award honors elected municipal officials for their years of dedicated public…
RLC Awards 2024 Academic Scholarships
The Ridge League of Cities awarded $13,000 in Academic Scholarships at the June Membership Dinner Meeting held in Davenport. The Ridge League presented 5 additional scholarships in April to students seeking vocational or trade degrees. Scholarship opportunities are offered to students from over 30 high schools throughout the six counties of the Ridge League. This…
Membership Dinner – Davenport
What a great turnout for the Ridge League of Cities June Membership Dinner in Davenport. The total attendance for the evening was 213. 134 officials from eighteen cities and towns dodged some heavy rain to unite in Davenport’s beautiful Tom Fellows Event Center. 52 Associate Members also attended the event. It was a special evening…
RLC Welcomes Sam Daley-Harris
The Ridge League of Cities is delighted to welcome author, advocate, organizer, and social entrepreneur Sam Daley-Harris as our guest speaker for the June Membership Dinner in Davenport. The Davenport dinner meeting is scheduled for Thursday June 13, 2024 at the Tom Fellows Event Center. Daley-Harris grew up in Miami, studied music, taught high school,…
RLC Awards 2024 Vocational/Trade Scholarships
The Ridge League of Cities is proud to announce the winners of the 2024 Vocational/Trade Scholarships. The five recipients were recently recognized at the April Membership Dinner Meeting in Lakeland. Students from the various high schools within the Ridge League in Polk, Highlands, Hardee, Hillsborough, Pasco, and DeSoto counties are eligible for the $1,250 scholarship. …