MISSION STATEMENT
The
purposes for which the corporation is created and maintained shall be
for the protection of the current character and quality of life, social
and general welfare and common good of the residents of the City of
Edgewater, Florida. The activities of the
corporation shall include but not be limited to, advancing civil
betterment, social improvement and humane activities by encouraging
public participation in the local governing process, according to
general law.
The
corporation shall collect, analyze and disseminate data and information
related to, and encourage public participation in, local land use
planning decisions, assessing and insuring their compliance with the
County’s Minimum Environmental Standards provision, including the use
of citizen initiatives or referenda in the process, in the interests of
stopping sprawl, maintaining low density zoning and other land use
designations, and protecting wildlife habitat and water resources,
including the Indian River.
The
corporation shall exercise all rights & powers granted to not-for-
profit corporations under Florida laws, & to conduct all
activities, & exercise all powers that are otherwise consistent
with the corporation’s purposes.
In
furtherance
of its purposes, the corporation may purchase, acquire,
receive, hold, own, lease, mortgage, sell or convey any and all
property, real or personal, in its own name, and can engage in fund
raising to support its activities.
