To allow the BRP Management Plan Advisory Group (MPAG) to discuss and workshop the draft land management plan, and to allow the MPAG to review and discuss comments from the public hearing portion of the meeting, and provide recommendations to the ...  

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    DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

    Florida Forest Service

    The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

    DATE AND TIME: January 13, 2016, 9:00 a.m.; public hearing, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

    PLACE: Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center, 75 Taylor Street, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950

    GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: To allow the BRP Management Plan Advisory Group (MPAG) to discuss and workshop the draft land management plan, and to allow the MPAG to review and discuss comments from the public hearing portion of the meeting, and provide recommendations to the FFS to help in development of a management plan for the BRP.

    Public hearing subject matter: 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, January 8, 2016.

    A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting Cat Ingram, Land Planning Coordinator at (850)681-5827 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’s 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.