The City of Miami Beach announces a hearing to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 6:00 p.m.
PLACE: Miami Beach Regional Library, 227 – 22 Street, Miami Beach, Florida 33139
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The City of Miami Beach will conduct a public hearing for the proposed West Avenue Bridge in Miami Beach, Florida. This public hearing is being conducted to give interested persons an opportunity to express their views concerning the location, conceptual design, social, economic and environmental effects of the proposed improvements. The proposed improvement involves the construction of a low-level bridge at West Avenue over the Collins Canal, from 17 Street on the south to Dade Boulevard on the north. The hearing will begin as an open house at 6:00 p.m. with a formal presentation at 6:30 p.m. followed by a public comment period.
This Project Development and Environment Study, Financial Project ID Number 4209101, is a Local Agreement Program (LAP) conducted in conjunction with the Florida Department of Transportation, District Six.
The draft project documents and other information will be available for public review weekdays between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. beginning Monday, March 5, 2012 through Monday, March 26, 2012 at the Miami Beach City Hall, Mayor’s Office, 4th Floor, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach Florida 33139. Persons wishing to submit written statements or other exhibits, in place of or in addition to oral statements, may do so at the hearing or by sending them to the project Public Information Officer, Yvette Holt, at the address above. All exhibits or statements postmarked on or before Monday, April 9, 2012 will become a part of the public hearing record.
Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and marital or family status.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Yvette Holt, Public Information Officer, 250 Catalonia Avenue, Suite 401, Coral Gables, Florida 33134, (786)552-0000, email: info@westavenuebridgeproject.com.
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: Yvette Holt at the phone number or address listed above. 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: Darlene M. Fernandez, E.I., City of Miami Beach Capital Projects Coordinator, Office of Capital Improvements, 1701 Meridian Avenue, Suite 300, Miami Beach, Florida 33139.