Arrington elected MetroPlan Chair

    Osceola County Commissioner Brandon Arrington was elected Chairman of MetroPlan Orlando at its February 8 meeting.  His term began immediately and will run through the end of the calendar year.  

    His election makes Commissioner Arrington, at 37 years old, the youngest person to serve as MetroPlan Orlando Chairman in recent history, and also makes him part of the only bi-generational family to serve in a leadership capacity on the board.  His mother, Mary Jane Arrington, served as MetroPlan Chairman in 1998 and 1999, also while serving as Osceola County Commissioner for District 2.

     “It is a great honor to represent the region in this capacity,” said Commissioner Arrington, “and I look forward to not only improving our transportation network in Osceola, but throughout Central Florida.”

MetroPlan Orlando is the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties – the Orlando Urban Area.  

      The MetroPlan Orlando Board is ultimately responsible for implementing the transportation planning process in Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties. The board is comprised of elected officials from the three-county area, the largest cities in the region, and representatives from the region's transportation operating agencies.

       Commissioner Arrington was also recently appointed Vice-Chairman of the 2012 Central Florida Commuter Rail Commission and is the 2012 Vice-Chairman of the Lynx Board of Directors.

        For more information, please contact the Osceola County Community Outreach/Public Information office at 407-742-0100.