Make a Difference as a FL Planner: New Job Opening Announced

A planning administrator opening has just been announced and is a great opportunity for a capable planner who wants to make a difference in the North Florida area. The job is with Jefferson County in Monticello, FL, just to the east of Tallahassee.

The deadline for responses is short: May 7, 2018. If you would like to be considered don’t let the deadline deter you. Take action now! We’re told the field is wide open.

Jefferson County needs sound planning direction and a well-qualified planner for this role. Go here for the full job description and where to apply: http://www.jeffersoncountyfl.gov/p/employment.

If you’re not interested but know someone who might be, you can make a difference by helping to spread the word!

Florida Planning Matters

A new Website on planning concerns has just been launched: Florida Planning Matters.com. It has a Facebook page of the same name.

Both serve as a resource on a variety of planning-related topics. The Website includes a Blog on timely concerns of the day. Case studies that communities throughout the state can benefit from will also be featured.

One article now on the Website focuses on the important subject of public involvement in the planning process and is part of a three-article series.

Go here to access the site -- https://floridaplanningmatters.com/home/ -- and be sure to follow the Facebook page as well where posts by others who have timely and helpful information to share are welcome. The new Facebook page is here: https://www.facebook.com/FloridaPlanningMatters/ 

Attention Planners & Planning Supporters: You Are Affected by This!

Though not a planning topic per se, planners are affected by this in one way or another.

A significant change has occurred in use of the Internet, whether for having your own Website or doing online work of any kind – e.g., research, conducting surveys, public outreach, and a host of other functions. The change relates to Internet security.

You may have seen warnings at the top of Web pages that you visit saying: “This Site Is Not Secure”. The warnings even appear on government Websites and we’ve noticed them on major planning sites.

Google has implemented the change and certain other search engines are joining in. Google has said that in the next couple of months the warnings will get much stronger and more conspicuous. in addition to problem sites, such warnings are appearing on sites that actually are secure. They can be a big deterrent to visitors who will be afraid to open the Websites, if they aren’t already from the current warnings. 

An article explaining what’s going on is here: . https://www.thevirtualsolutionscenter.com/blog.html.They’re not selling anything and they do provide solutions for how to get rid of the warnings and other consequences.

The Internet era has many benefits but there are also significant risks. Keep your company, agency or other organization safe and visible on the Internet!

More to Come!

We had planned to release our first newsletter with a lot more content. A mini-version is being sent out now because of the time-sensitive job notice which we didn’t want to delay in letting folks know about it. Our next bulletin will be chocked full of valuable info!

Thanks for your interest and appreciation goes out to all who serve as planners or are otherwise in involved in supporting sound planning for Florida.