The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners made appointments to the HART Board this morning during its regular meeting:

• Wallace Bowers (reappointed)
• Steven Polzin (reappointed)
• Anne Madden (new appointment)

Mr. Bowers has served on the HART Board since 2006, and currently serves as the HART Board Secretary. He has been a resident of Hillsborough County for more than 45 years. Mr. Bowers is a small business owner and pastor of St. Mary M.B. Church.

Dr. Polzin has served on the HART Board from 1999-2006 and 2008-present. He has more than 30 years of experience in transportation operations, research and education. He is director of transit research at the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida.

Ms. Madden has been a resident of Hillsborough County for 20 years and is a small business owner. She has previously served on the Hillsborough County Planning Commission and the Hillsborough County Metropolitan Planning Organization.

The HART Board is now comprised of 13 members, appointed by the jurisdictions listed below to serve as volunteers. Previously comprised of 12 members, new population data compiled from the 2010 Census resulted in Hillsborough County to be represented by one additional member. On Aug. 3, the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners voted to advertise this position as a citizen appointment. Number of appointments by jurisdiction:

• Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners: 7 members
• City of Tampa: 3 members
• City of Temple Terrace: 1 member
• Governor: 2 members

For more information about HART, visit www.goHART.org

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