The Southwest Florida Water Management District announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, April 9, 2009, 1:30 p.m.
PLACE: SWFWMD Tampa Service Office, 7601 US Highway 301 North, Tampa, FL 33637
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Hillsborough River Basin Board Meeting: Consideration of Basin business including Basin Board review of Cooperative Funding proposals and associated budgetary implications, and the amendment of the Hillsborough River Basin fiscal year (FY) 2009 budget to include $455,000 in unanticipated revenue from the State’s Water Management Lands Trust Fund (WMLTF) to implement projects in the District’s Surface Water Improvement and Management Program. This would include the MacDill AFB Ecosystem Restoration project for $125,000; 30th and Hillsborough Water Quality Improvement project for $200,000; Robles Park Water Quality and Natural Systems Improvement project for $112,500; and Biennial Seagrass Mapping of Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay and Charlotte Harbor project for $17,500. The proposed amendment will result in a $455,000 increase in the FY2009 budget of the Hillsborough River Basin from $20,343,824 to $20,798,824 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.