The hearings are being held to present the District One Tentative Five Year Work Program for fiscal years beginning July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2015. The hearings will consist of presentations on the tentative work program by the Department ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

The Department of Transportation, District One and Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise announce public hearings to which all persons are invited. Specific notice is provided to the Polk Transportation Planning Organization, Lee County, Sarasota/Manatee, Charlotte County-Punta Gorda and Collier Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Central Florida Metropolitan Planning Organization Alliance, West Central Florida Metropolitan Planning Organizations Chairs Coordinating Committee, Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority and the county commission chairpersons of Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Manatee, Okeechobee, Polk and Sarasota Counties.

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 9:30 a.m. or soon thereafter

PLACE: Central Florida Regional Planning Council, Polk County Extension Service, John Brenneman Auditorium, 1702 U.S. Highway 17-98 South, Bartow, Florida

DATE AND TIME: Friday, December 18, 2009, 9:00 a.m. or soon thereafter

PLACE: Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization, Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council Office, 1926 Victoria Avenue, Fort Myers, Florida

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The hearings are being held to present the District One Tentative Five Year Work Program for fiscal years beginning July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2015. The hearings will consist of presentations on the tentative work program by the Department followed by a public testimony period. The public hearings are conducted pursuant to Section 339.135(4)(d), Florida Statutes, as amended. At each hearing, the public is invited to review the tentative work program. Department staff will be available for information discussion and assistance. A court reporter will be available to accept public comments, if desired, for entry into the public record. Written comments from all interested parties will be accepted by the Department at the public hearings or if received by January 19, 2009. Comments should be mailed to: Stanley M. Cann, P.E., District Secretary, Florida Department of Transportation, Post Office Box 1249, Bartow, Florida 33831.

The hearings are being developed in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes. Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability or family status. Persons who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or persons who require translation services (free of charge) should contact: Cindy Clemmons, Public Information Director, Florida Department of Transportation, Bartow District Office at [phone] or Debbie Tower, Public Information Director, Florida Department of Transportation, Southwest Area Office for District One at [phone] at least ten (10) days prior to the public hearings.