Charter Review Committee to meet

The Osceola County Charter Review Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the County Administration Building, fourth floor, conference room 47271, Courthouse Square, Kissimmee.

The meeting is open to the public.

Utility cornerstone dedication ceremony set for Saturday

The Grand Master of Masons of Florida, J. Dick Martinez, on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. will dedicate the cornerstone of the Toho Water Authority’s new administrative building at 951 Martin Luther King Blvd., Kissimmee. The ceremony is open to the public.

The Grand Master will be accompanied by his Grand Lodge officers from throughout Florida and members of the local Masonic Lodge, Orange Blossom Lodge No. 80, F&AM, 321 E. Dakin Ave. The local lodge was chartered in 1885. The ritual used in 1789 by George Washington at the cornerstone ceremony for the U.S. Capitol will be used as it has been for the Washington Monument, also in Washington, D. C., and for the Florida State Capitol.

Two Sunday fires in Kissimmee

The Kissimmee Fire Department responded to two fire calls on Sunday.

Firefighters extinguished a stove fire at the Chelsea Square Condos on Windover Avenue. Firefighters immediately got the flames under control, reporting damage to the vent hood, back wall area, cabinets, countertop and stove. The owner was not at home at the time of the fire. She reportedly left the stove on with a pot that contained cooking oil.

Firefighters also responded to a small brush fire behind a home on Woodland Creek Boulevard. The call came in after 1 a.m. The flames were confined to an area of approximately 10-by-25 feet. Firefighters were able to control the flames within minutes.

Kissimmee imposes uniform speed limit

The Kissimmee City Commission April 19 unanimously approved an ordinance amending the Streets and Sidewalk Code to create a citywide residential speed limit of 25 mph on all local roads.

Over the past few years, the city’s Traffic Calming Committee has received numerous requests for speed studies, police enforcement of the speed limit or the installation of speed tables on neighborhood streets, according to a city press release. The city’s goal is to provide an enforceable and uniform speed limit policy by establishing a uniform maximum speed limit of 25 mph for all residential areas.

On Jan. 4, consultants Kittelson & Associates made a presentation to the City Commission, sharing the findings of a citywide speed limit study. The commission approved the recommendations in the report and staff moved forward with updating the language in the city’s code of ordinance to create the new residential speed limit.

The ordinance is effective immediately. However, the city will conduct an informational campaign and transition enforcement in areas where the speed limit is reduced. This will allow adequate time for residents to become aware of the changes before the strict enforcement of the new speed limit. The installation of the new speed limit signs will be completed by mid-May.

For more information, contact the Kissimmee Police Department at 407-846-3333.

Documents on proposed refuge coming in mid-June

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced the release for public review and comment of the draft land protection plan and environmental assessment for the proposed Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area.

The release of the plan and assessment is anticipated for mid-June, agency officials stated in a press release.

To help save money, a digital copy of the plan and assessment will be available for download on the Internet at: http://www.fws.gov/southeast/greatereverglades/. If you would like a paper or CD copy of the documents, email your request to EvergladesHeadwatersProposal@fws.gov, call 321-861-0667 or mail your request to Everglades Headwaters Proposal, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, PO Box 2683, Titusville, FL 32781-2683.

Include your option (paper and/or CD copy), your name and your mailing address in your correspondence so the agency can send the proper selection.

For more information or if you have any questions, contact the agency at EvergladesHeadwatersProposal@fws.gov or call 321-861-2368.

Free rides for Senior Expo

The Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority, or Lynx, will show its support of the Senior Expo & Health Fair by offering free rides to any person 65-years-old or older on any fixed-route or PickUpLine service May 4 and 5.

The 15th annual Senior Expo & Health Fair will be at the Central Florida Fairgrounds. Links 30, 48 and 49 provide service to the event. Passengers must mention they are traveling to the fair and show proof of age.

Virtual job fair May 9-13

Workforce Central Florida will host a virtual job fair, a 24-hour-a-day online recruiting event that showcases jobs from entry level to top management Monday, May 9, through Friday, May 13.

All job seekers are invited to connect with employers who are looking to hire new employees for a wide range of positions by signing onto www.WorkforceCentralFlorida.com/jobfair

From the privacy and convenience of a computer with Internet access, job seekers simply need to log on, review a variety of job listings and post their résumés using the résumé format tool on the website.  There is no cost to participate. Job seekers will not be able to register until the first day of the fair, Monday, May 2. Employers can participate in the WCF Virtual Job Fair by visiting the site also. There is no cost for a basic package, which includes virtual booth with space for company logo, unlimited job postings, company profile and electronic copies of résumés collected.

For an investment of $300, companies may purchase a featured booth.  Featured booths include all of the benefits of the basic booth, plus being one of four featured employers, company logo on the Virtual Job Fair home page and throughout the site and a direct link from the home page to company job postings.

For more information, visit www.WorkforceCentralFlorida.com/jobfair, email jobfair@wcfla.com or call 407- 531-1222.