29174610 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

Florida Department of State and Division of Library and Information Services


Notice: 29174610
Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing

Division:	The Valerin Group, Inc.


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	The Florida Department of Transportation, District One announces a workshop to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME:	IN PERSON: Wednesday, February 19, 2025, between 5 - 7 p.m., LIVE ONLINE: Thursday, February 27, 2025, from 6 - 7 p.m.

PLACE:	Veterans’ Hall – Manatee County Fairgrounds, 1402 14th Avenue W., Palmetto, FL 34221 or fdot.cc/Palmetto-Trails-Registration

Subject:	The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) invites you to a public workshop for the Southern Section of the Palmetto Trails Network Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study between the Green Bridge at US 41 Business, Connor Park, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Manatee County. IN-PERSON OPTION: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Anytime between 5 -7 p.m. Veterans’ Hall – Manatee County Fairgrounds 1402 14th Avenue W., Palmetto, FL 34221 The project team will be available for discussion. LIVE ONLINE OPTION: Register in advance: fdot.cc/Palmetto-Trails-Registration Thursday, February 27, 2025 6 – 7 p.m. This event will include a viewing of the project video and a live question-and-answer component with the project team. Please review the materials on project webpage before attending the virtual event (swflroads.com/palmettotrailsnetwork). Materials will be posted online by February 12, 2025. The Southern Section Public Workshop is being conducted to present information about the preliminary trail alignment alternatives proposed to reestablish connections lost through the construction of US 41 through the heart of Palmetto. The workshop will also provide an opportunity for the public to express their views about the project. The same materials will be displayed at both the online and in-person events. If you are unable to attend the meeting, comments can also be provided through the project webpage (swflroads.com/palmettotrailsnetwork) or by email (Michelle.Rutishauser@dot.state.fl.us) or mail (FDOT District One, Attn: Palmetto Trails Network PD&E Study, 801 N. Broadway Ave. MS 1-40, Bartow, FL 33830). While comments about the project are accepted at any time, they must be received or postmarked by March 10, 2025, to be included in the formal record. Questions can be answered by calling the FDOT Project Manager Michelle Rutishauser at (813) 380-7121. The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried out by FDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. §327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated May 26, 2022 and executed by FHWA and FDOT.


	A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Project Manager, Michelle Rutishauser, by email at Michelle.Rutishauser@dot.state.fl.us or by phone at (813) 380-7121.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:	2/7/2025 Vol. 51/26


REFERENCE MATERIALS:	No reference(s).

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