Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
The Acquisition and Restoration Council announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: February 9-10, 2012; April 19-20, 2012; June 14-15, 2012; August 16-17, 2012; October 11-12, 2012; December 13-14, 2012, All meetings will begin at 9:00 a.m. unless otherwise noted Public Hearings: Dates: **May (Date and time TBA) **November (Date and Time TBA) ** Public hearing sites yet to be arranged. Contact the Office of Environmental Services 30 days prior to meeting date for hearing location. The hearing will also be advertised in Florida newspapers 30 days before, and on the Official Notice website 2 weeks before the hearings.
PLACE: The Department of Environmental Protection, Marjory Stoneman Douglas Building, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Conference Room A, Tallahassee, Florida (unless otherwise stated)
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Acquisition and Restoration Council (ARC), as defined in Section 259.035, Florida Statutes, announces the following calendar of 2012 for their public hearings/meetings to which all interested parties are invited for the purposes of conducting business of the Council, including the review of land acquisition proposals, management plans and proposed uses of state-owned lands and to conduct other business of the Council.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Office of Environmental Services at (850)245-2784 or see website: www.dep.state.fl.us/lands/arc_calendar.htm.
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 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Office of Environmental Services at (850)245-2784 or see www.dep.state.fl.us/lands/arc_calendar.htm, Teresia Whalen at (850)245-2748 or email: Teresia.Whalen@dep.state.fl.us. 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.
For more information, you may contact: Office of Environmental Services at (850)245-2784 or see website: www.dep.state.fl.us/lands/arc_calendar.htm, Teresia Whalen at (850)245-2748 or Teresia.Whalen@dep.state.fl.us.