The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
PLACE: Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: This Public Meeting is being conducted to provide interested persons the opportunity to comment and to express their views either verbally or in writing concerning the proposed location, conceptual design, social, economic and environmental effects of the West Palm Beach Intermodal Transfer Facility. The West Palm Beach Intermodal Transfer Facility consists of an intermodal transfer facility for Palm Tran with eighteen (18) proposed bus bays along with additional public and employee parking at the current West Palm Beach Tri-Rail Station. The West Palm Beach Tri-Rail Station is located at the southwest corner of Banyan Boulevard and North Tamarind Avenue. The construction of an intermodal transfer facility will provide Palm Tran with eighteen (18) bus bays, a bus turn-around lane, bus shelters, pedestrian crosswalks, public bathroom, and other public facilities, along with increased parking capacity (118 public spaces, 45 employee spaces) at the West Palm Beach Tri-Rail Station.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Mr. Joseph Quinty, South Florida Regional Transportation Authority by calling (954)788-7928 or writing to: 800 N. W. 33rd Street, Suite 100 Pompano Beach, Florida 33064, or by e-mail: quintyj@sfrta.fl.gov. Any interested party who is unable to attend the Public Meeting may send written comments to the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority at the above-stated address. Written comments should be received by the South Regional Transportation Authority postmarked no later than March 6, 2009.
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: Executive Office, 800 N. W. 33rd Street, Suite 100, Pompano Beach, Florida 33064. 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.