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CAPITOL Representatives and business partners
of all four Brevard County Chambers
of Commerce traveled to Tallahassee
recently with a joint legislative agenda
to lobby state legislators at the Capitol.
Among the various issues raised were the
Indian River Lagoon and water quality;
workforce readiness and education;
workforce housing; tourism; transportation
infrastructure improvements; and space
commerce, exploration and tourism.
Over 20 appointments were scheduled in the one-day
effort to shed light on the issues most important
to Brevard and its business community. The effort
proved that bringing community leaders together for
common goals is powerful.
The Chambers also assisted State Representative
Tyler Sirois (R-51) in creating the county’s first
ever “Brevard County
Day at the Capitol” on
the Capitol grounds.
Representatives from
over 15 different Brevard
entities joined the
Chambers at the Capitol
to showcase to staffers,
senators, representatives
and numerous visitors all
that Brevard has to offer.
Displays of the Kennedy
Space Center, Brevard
Zoo, and Ron Jon’s Surf
WITH CONTRIBUTIONS BY ALL FOUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESIDENTS:
Michael Ayers, President & CEO, Melbourne Regional Chamber
Marcia Gaedcke, President, Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce
Nancy Peltonen, President & CEO, Greater Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce
Jennifer Sugarman, President & CEO, Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce
shop, plus representatives
from local colleges and
space exploration left
positive impressions.
“This is an effort we
plan to continue on an
annual basis and we look
forward to continuing
to assist in any capacity
we can to showcase the
incredible assets we have
here on the Space Coast,”
said Jennifer Sugarman,
President and CEO,
Cocoa Beach Regional
Chamber of Commerce.
The day began with
breakfast in the Senate
Chamber of the Historic
Capitol where attendees
were greeted by Rep. Tyler
Sirois (R-51) and Sen.
Tom Wright (R-14), the
two state legislators who
initiated Brevard Day
at the Capital. The pair
provided a brief update
on their focus for the
legislative session and were
followed by remarks from
Sen. Debbie Mayfield
(R-17) along with
Representatives Randy
Fine (R-53), Thad Altman
(R-52) and Rene Plasencia
“Coach P” (R-50). The
entire Brevard delegation
seemed focused on passing
meaningful legislation
beneficial to the Space
during the latest rapid 60-
day session in Tallahassee.
A Day at the
SPACE COAST CHAMBERS ADVOCATE FOR
BREVARD’S BUSINESS COMMUNITY
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