The Florida Department of Transportation, District Seven announces a hearing to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, October 13, 2011, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
PLACE: Florida Department of Transportation, District Seven Auditorium, 11201 N. McKinley Drive, Tampa, FL 33612 (813)975-6000; Satellite Locations: Inverness Gov’t Center, 212 W. Main St., Inverness, FL; Hernando County MPO Offices, 20 N. Main Street, Brooksville, FL; Hillsborough County MPO Offices, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd., 18th Floor, Tampa, FL; Pasco County, West Pasco Gov’t Center, Board Room, 7530 Little Road, New Port Richey, FL; Pinellas County MPO Offices, 600 Cleveland Street, 7th Floor, Clearwater, FL
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Florida Department of Transportation, District Seven, invites you to participate in the Five-Year Tentative Work Program Public Hearing for Fiscal Years July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2017.
The hearing is being conducted as a webinar (Go To Meeting), which is a live presentation over the internet. Registration is required prior to joining the webinar. Visit this website to register: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/257948915. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.
The Tentative Work Program covers the next five years of preliminary engineering, right-of-way acquisition, construction, and public transportation projects for Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties and includes Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise projects in these counties. These hearings are being conducted pursuant to Chapters 120 and Section 339.135(4)(d), Florida Statutes.
The department will receive verbal and written comments from organizations and the general public at the hearings. Written comments not received at the public hearings must be postmarked by October 24, 2011, to become part of the official public hearing record. Written comments may be mailed to: Donald J. Skelton, P.E., District Secretary, Florida Department of Transportation, District Seven, 11201 N. McKinley Drive, MS #7-100, Tampa, Florida 33612-6456.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Ming Gao, P.E., Intermodal Systems Development Manager, 11201 N. McKinley Drive, MS #7-500, Tampa, FL 33612-6456, ming.gao@dot.state.fl.us, (813)975-6454 or 1(800)226-7220.
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 7 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Ms. Lori Snively, Public Involvement Coordinator, email: lori.snively@dot.state.fl.us, phone: (813)975-6405 or 1(800)226-7220. 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).
For more information, you may contact: Ms. Lee Royal, Community Liaison Administrator, lee.royal@dot.state.fl.us, (813)975-6427 or 1(800)226-7220.