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The City of Lakeland will conduct a public hearing for the proposed improvements to State Road 33 (SR 33) in the City of Lakeland/Polk County, Florida. The proposed improvement involves SR 33 from Lakeland Harbor Boulevard to approximately 1,000 feet northeast of Old Combee Road/Deeson Point Boulevard, a distance of approximately 0.94 miles. This public hearing is being conducted to give interested persons an opportunity to express their views concerning the location, conceptual design, and social, economic, and environmental effects of the proposed improvements and in accordance with Federal Executive Orders 11990 and 11988. The project consists of the widening SR 33 to four lanes throughout the study limits. The Draft State Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) will be available for public review on weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., November 16, 2010 to December 6, 2010, City of Lakeland Public Works Department, 228 South Massachusetts Avenue, Lakeland, FL 33801. These materials will also be available at the hearing site from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Persons desiring to submit written statements and other exhibits, in place of or in addition to oral statements, may do so at the hearing or by sending them to: Mr. Ralph S. Bove, Jr., 941 Lake Baldwin Lane, Orlando, FL 32814 or by e-mail: rbove@drmp.com. All exhibits or statements postmarked no later than December 16, 2010, will become a part of the public hearing record.