To allow the BRP Management Plan Advisory Group to prepare for a public hearing later in the day which will provide recommendations to the FFS to help in preparation of a management plan for the BRP; to allow the BRP Management Plan Advisory Group ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Florida Forest Service

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service (FFS) and the Babcock Ranch Preserve (BRP) Management Plan Advisory Group announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, November 24, 2015, 11:00 a.m.; public comments will be received at 11:30 a.m.

PLACE: Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center, 75 Taylor Street, Myakka Rooms A & B, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: To allow the BRP Management Plan Advisory Group to prepare for a public hearing later in the day which will provide recommendations to the FFS to help in preparation of a management plan for the BRP; to allow the BRP Management Plan Advisory Group to review comments from the public hearing portion of the meeting, and provide recommendations to the FFS to help in preparation of a management plan for the BRP.

PUBLIC HEARING PORTION:

TIME: 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: To solicit comments from the public on the management of the BRP. Comments may be presented orally or in writing at the hearing. Written comments may also be submitted to the FFS’s State Office at 3125 Conner Boulevard, Room 238, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1650, to the attention of Cat Ingram, Land Planning Coordinator, and should be mailed so as to arrive at the state office by Friday, November 20, 2015.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: FFS State Office at the above address; Cat Ingram, Land Planning Coordinator, at [phone]; or online at http://www.freshfromflorida.com/public_notices/.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 72 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: FFS State office at the above listed address. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence from which the appeal is to be issued.