The Southwest Florida Water Management District announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: Friday, April 3, 2009, 1:30 p.m. – NOTICE OF CHANGE
PLACE: SWFWMD Sarasota Service Office, 6750 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL 34240
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Peace River Basin Board Meeting (change in time and location): Consideration of Basin business including Basin Board review of Cooperative Funding proposals and associated budgetary implications, and the amendment of the Peace River Basin fiscal year (FY) 2009 budget to include $324,344 in unanticipated revenue from the State’s Water Management Lands Trust Fund (WMLTF) as follows:
• $231,844 to implement projects in the District’s Surface Water Improvement and Management Program. This would include the Coral Creek Habitat Restoration project for $200,000; Biennial Seagrass Mapping of Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay and Charlotte Harbor project for $17,500; and Charlotte Harbor Water Quality Monitoring project for $14,344; and
• $92,500 to fund the remaining amount required for the Conceptual Land Use/Recreation Master Plan and Conceptual Natural Resources Management Plan as the final phase of the Lake Hancock Land Use Alternatives Study.
The proposed amendment will result in a $324,344 increase in the FY2009 budget of the Peace River Basin from $17,310,392 to $17,634,736 to reflect the additional revenue from the WMLTF, with no impact on Basin ad valorem taxes. Ad Order 23856.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: SWFWMD Executive Department, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, Florida 34604, 1(800)423-1476 (Florida) or Frances Sesler at (352)796-7211, extension 4608.
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: General Services Department, 1(800)423-1476 (Florida) or (352)796-7211, extension 4527, TDD only 1(800)231-6103. 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: SWFWMD Executive Department at the address above.