The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will conduct a virtual meeting of the Florida Multi-Use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance (M-CORES) Task Force for the Southwest Central Florida Connector extending from Collier County to ...  

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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

    The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

    DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 9:30 a.m.

    PLACE: GoToWebinar

    GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will conduct a virtual meeting of the Florida Multi-Use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance (M-CORES) Task Force for the Southwest Central Florida Connector extending from Collier County to Polk County. The purpose of this virtual meeting is to receive updates on Task Force work plan and recommendations framework, receive updates on avoidance and attraction layers, refine high-level needs and guiding principles, identify potential instructions for project development and beyond, and receive public comments.

    Registration for the public is available at www.FloridaMCORES.com /events-calendar by clicking on the date of the meeting. This registration will provide a link that can be used to join the virtual meeting. Those without computer access can call the telephone number on the registration page to listen to the meeting by telephone.

    Persons wishing to provide live public comments must indicate their desire to do so on the registration page no later than 11:00 a.m. on the day of the meeting. Comments also may be submitted anytime to FDOT.Listens@dot.state.fl.us. All comments will be part of the public record. Live comments will be limited to three minutes per person.

    The Florida Department of Transportation may adopt the result of this planning effort into the environmental review process, pursuant to Title 23 U.S.C. paragraph 168(4)(d) for the state project development process.

    Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, or family status. People who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or who require translation services (free of charge) should contact Marlon Bizerra at Marlon.Bizerra@dot.state.fl.us or 1(863)519-2250. 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).

    A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Marlon Bizerra at Marlon.Bizerra@dot.state.fl.us or 1(863)519-2250.

    For more information, you may contact: www.FloridaMCORES.com.