PUBLIC
MEETINGS:
GET INVOLVED!
The SR 40 PD&E Study will include an extensive
public outreach effort. Opportunities for you to provide input will
be provided through traditional Public Workshops and a Public
Hearing as well as through smaller, issue oriented stakeholder
meetings. Additionally, the FDOT will conduct Scoping meetings
and form a Project Advisory Group (PAG) to discuss the progress of
the study, improvement alternatives, design requirements,
environmental issues and roadway aesthetics.
As part of the SR 40 PD&E Study public
involvement effort, all meetings scheduled throughout the project
are open to the public.
Please select the meeting category you are
interested in for additional information:
Project Advisory Group (PAG)
Project Advisory Group (PAG) Subcommittees
Wildlife Crossings
Prescribed Burning & Smoke Management
Public Kickoff/Scoping
Scoping
Agency Steering Committee
Viable Alternatives Public Information
Public Hearing
PROJECT ADVISORY GROUP (PAG) MEETINGS
The purpose of the Project Advisory Group
is to provide an opportunity for a
broad spectrum of individual stakeholders to provide insight and
advice on
project issues. The PAG is envisioned to include the
participants and members of the SR 40 collaborative Taskforce as
well as property owners, community leaders, business owners and
other interested stakeholders. The PAG will also utilize
subcommittees to address issues in smaller settings. These PAG
subcommittees will consist of design, environment and aesthetics
subcommittees. The PAG and subcommittees will meet
intermittently throughout the project. All meetings are open
to the public.
If you would like to be an official member of the
PAG or would like to be placed
on the mailing list, please contact:
David Dangel
Inwood Consulting Engineers
870 Clark Street
Oviedo, Florida 32765
Phone: (407) 971-8850
Fax: (407) 971-8955
E-mail:
ddangel@inwoodinc.com
PAG Meeting #1 - May 31, 2006
The first PAG meeting was held on May 31, 2006.
Meeting minutes are now available that include a summary of the
meeting, agenda and sign-in sheet.
PAG Meeting #2 - August 10, 2006
The second PAG meeting was held on August 10, 2006. The
meeting's agenda,
meeting minutes and
presentation are now available.
PAG Meeting #3 - November 1, 2006, CANCELED
PAG Meeting #
4 - March 7, 2007, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
The fourth PAG meeting was held on March 7, 2007. The
meeting's minutes are now available.
PAG
Meeting #5 - May 2, 2007, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
The fifth PAG meeting was held on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at the
Appleton Museum of Art. The
meeting's minutes are now available.
PAG
Meeting #6 - September 12, 2007, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
The sixth PAG meeting was held on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at
the Appleton Museum of Art .
The
meeting's minutes are now available.
PAG Meeting #7 - November 7, 2007,
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
The seventh PAG meeting was held on Wednesday, November 7th,
2007 at the Appleton Museum of Art. The
meeting's minutes are now available.
PAG Meeting #8 - January 2, 2008 - CANCELED
PAG Meeting #8 - June 16, 2008
The ninth Project Advisory Group (PAG) meeting was held on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at the Appleton Museum
of Art 433 NE Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, Florida 34470-5000.
The meeting's
minutes are now available.
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PAG Subcommittee Meeting #1 - September 6,
2006
The first set of Project Advisory Group
(PAG) Subcommittee meetings were held on Wednesday September 6, 2006
at the Appleton Museum of Art.
PAG Subcommittee Meeting #2 - January 10,
2007
The second set of Project Advisory Group (PAG) Subcommittee meetings
were held on January 10, 2007 at the Appleton Museum of Art.
PAG
Subcommittee Meeting #3 - March 8, 2007, CANCELED
PAG Subcommittee Meeting #4 - June 13, 2007
The fourth set of Project Advisory Group (PAG) Subcommittee meetings
was held on June 13, 2007 at the Appleton Museum of Art. The
meeting's minutes are now available.
PAG Subcommittees #5 - January 9, 2008 @ 9:00 a.m. - CANCELED
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WILDLIFE CROSSINGS
MEETINGS
All meetings are open to the public.
Wildlife Crossings Meeting - February 6, 2007
The Wildlife Crossings meeting was held on February 6, 2007 at the
U.S. Forest Service Lake George Ranger Station Conference Room. The
meeting's minutes are now available.
Field Visit and Wildlife Crossing Discussion - March 20,
2007
The Field Visit and Wildlife Crossing Discussion was held on March
20, 2007 at the U.S. Forest Service Lake George Ranger Station
Conference Room. The
meeting's minutes are now available.
Field Visit and Wildlife Crossing Discussion - March 21,
2007
The Field Visit and Wildlife Crossing Discussion was held on March
21, 2007 at the U.S. Forest Service Lake George Ranger Station
Conference Room.
Wildlife Crossings Meeting - March 22, 2007
The Wildlife Crossings meeting was held on March 22, 2007 at the
Forest Public Library. The
meeting's minutes are now available.
Wildlife Crossings Meeting - April 23, 2007
TThe SR 40 PD&E Study Wildlife Crossings Committee meeting was held
on Monday, April 23, 2007 in the Sharpes Ferry Office Conference
Room. The meeting's
minutes are now available.
Wildlife Crossings Meeting - May 30, 2007
The SR 40 PD&E Study Wildlife Crossings Committee meeting was held
on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 in the Sharpes Ferry
Office Conference Room at 8282 SE Highway 314, Ocala, Florida 34470.
The meeting minutes will be posted when approved. Please go to the
PD&E Study Documents tab, to the Wildlife Crossings Meetings,
and click on the Draft Wildlife Crossings exibits. Each crossing is
grouped by its crossing location identifier (A, B, C, etc.).
Crossings "A" though "K" proceed west to east.
Wildlife Crossings Meeting - July 16, 2007
The Wildlife Crossings Committee meeting was held on Monday, July
16, 2007 at the Greenways and Trails Sharpes
Ferry Office Conference Room at 8282 SE Highway 314, Ocala,
Florida 34470. The
meeting's minutes are now available.
Wildlife Crossings Meeting -
November 6, 2007
The Wildlife Crossing Committee meeting was held on 11/6/2007 at
Greenways and Trails Sharpes Ferry
Office Conference Room at 8282 SE Highway 314, Ocala, Florida 34470.
The
meeting's minutes are now available.
Wildlife Crossings Meeting - March
12, 2008
Wildlife Crossings Meeting No. 12 was held on Wednesday March 12 at
the Greenways and Trails Sharpes Ferry Office. The
meeting's minutes are now available.
View the Proposed Wildlife Crossing
Exhibits.
Wildlife Crossings Meeting - May 7,
2008
The Wildlife Crossings Committee Meeting was held on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The
meeting was held at the Greenways and Trails
Sharpes Ferry
Office Conference Room at 8282 SE Hwy 314, Ocala, Florida 34470.
The
meeting minutes are now available.
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PRESCRIBED
BURNING & SMOKE MANAGEMENT MEETING
A SR 40 PD&E Study Prescribed
Burning and Smoke Management meeting was held on Wednesday,
October 17, 2007 in the Lake George Ranger Station Conference
Room at 17147 East Highway 40, Silver Springs, Florida 34488
from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. The purpose of the meeting is to
review, discuss and develop a final MOU and implementation plan
between FDOT, law enforcement and land management agencies in
addressing prescribed burns and smoke management on State roads.
Meeting minutes are now available.
A SR 40 PD&E Study Prescribed Burning and Smoke Management
meeting was held on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 in the
Lake George Ranger Station Conference Room at 17147 East Highway
40, Silver Springs, Florida 34488 from 9:00 am to 11:00. The
purpose of the meeting is to review, discuss and develop a final MOU
and implementation plan between FDOT, law enforcement and land
management agencies in addressing prescribed burns and smoke
management on State roads.
Meeting minutes are now available.
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PUBLIC
KICKOFF/SCOPING MEETINGS
The purpose of this meeting is to
introduce the project to the public and solicit feedback concerning
the project’s need, potential alternatives, and issues that should
be addressed during the study. These meetings will be conducted to
meet both the requirements of the United States Forest Service and
the requirements of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) should
preparation
of an EIS be necessary. Because of the large study area, two
separate Public Kickoff / Public Scoping Meetings will be held to
introduce the project to the public and solicit broad community
input involving the study. The meetings will provide you with an
introduction to the project, the status of the study to date and an
opportunity for you to ask questions and provide your input into the
study process. Although these meetings will be held in two
locations, the same information will be presented at each meeting.
The intent of conducting two meetings is to facilitate participation
by locating the meetings closer to potentially impacted residents
and businesses at both ends of the project.
All meetings are open to the public.
Public Kickoff meetings were held on
July 25, 2006 at the Astor Community Building and on
July 27, 2006 at the Appleton Museum of Art. Both meetings
began with an informal open house followed by a formal
presentation. Meeting minutes are also available for both
meeting locations - Astor
and Appleton.
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SCOPING
MEETINGS
As part of the SR 40 PD&E Study process, a Scoping
Meeting was held on August 17, 2006 at the Appleton Museum of Art at
9:00 am; however, there were no attendees other than FDOT staff and
consultants. The SR 40 PD&E Study has involved numerous meetings to
date, including the Project Advisory Group meetings, the Steering
Committee meetings, the two Public Workshops and numerous MPO
presentations within the last two months. In addition, the SR 40
PD&E Study has been submitted through the ETDM process.
The series of meetings
listed above, the ETDM comments received from the various agencies,
the SR 40 Task Force Report and the previous PD&E Studies initiated
for the project have resulted in an identification of the project
issues, and the scope/approach to address those issues. In addition,
the ongoing alternatives analyses to address the project issues will
continue to be discussed at the Steering Committee Meetings, the
Project Advisory Group Meetings and the Public Workshops associated
with the project. Therefore, the need for separate Scoping Meetings
is not warranted and as such, the Scoping Meeting
scheduled for September 18, 2006 was cancelled.
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AGENCY
STEERING COMMITTEE MEETINGS
The Project Steering Committee is intended to
function as a small working
group consisting of representatives from the key federal and state
agencies involved with the project. The Project Steering Committee
will provide direction to the Project Study Team, led by FDOT Staff
and Inwood Consulting Engineers, Inc. This Project Steering
Committee will help to develop a means of ensuring communication
between agencies, building consensus and providing for the timely
resolution of issues. The meetings will be held bi-monthly and are
open
to the public.
Agency Steering
Committee Meeting #1 - June 15, 2006
The first Steering Committee meeting was held on June 15,
2006 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, at the Appleton Museum of Art.
Meeting minutes are now available that include a summary of the
meeting, agenda and sign-in sheet.
Agency Steering Committee Meeting #2 -
August 1, 2006
The second SR 40 PD&E Study Agency
Steering Committee Meeting was held on Monday, August 1, 2006 from
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Appleton Museum of Art. The meeting's
agenda, meeting
minutes and
presentation are now available.
Agency Steering Committee Meeting #3 -
October 4, 2006
The third SR 40 PD&E Study Agency Steering
Committee Meeting was held on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 from 1:00
p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Appleton Museum of Art.
The agenda and
meeting minutes for this meeting is now available.
Agency Steering Committee Meeting #4 -
December 6, 2006
The fourth SR 40 PD&E Study Agency Steering
Committee Meeting was held on Wednesday, December 6, 2006 from 1:00
p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Appleton Museum of Art. The meeting's
agenda and meeting
minutes are now available.
Agency Steering Committee Meeting #5 -
February 7, 2007
The fifth SR 40 PD&E Study Agency Steering
Committee Meeting was held on Wednesday, February 7, 2007. The
meeting minutes are now available.
Agency Steering Committee Meeting #6 - April
4, 2007
The sixth SR 40 PD&E Study Agency Steering
Committee Meeting was held on Wednesday, April 4, 2007, from 1:00
p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Appleton Museum of Art. The
meeting minutes are now available.
Agency Steering Committee Meeting #7 - June
6, 2007
The seventh SR 40 PD&E Study Agency Steering
Committee Meeting was held on Wednesday, June 6, 2007, from 9:00
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Appleton Museum of
Art. The meeting
minutes are now available.
Agency Steering Committee Meeting #8 -
August 1, 2007
The eighth SR 40 PD&E Study Agency Steering
Committee Meeting was held on Wednesday, August 1, 2007, from 9:00
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Appleton Museum of
Art. The
meeting minutes are now available.
Agency Steering Committee Meeting #9 - December
5, 2007
The ninth SR 40 PD&E Study Agency Steering
Committee Meeting was held on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at the
Appleton Museum of Art. The
meeting minutes are now available.
Agency Steering Committee Meeting #10 -
February 6, 2008
This meeting has been canceled
Agency Steering Committee Meeting #11 -
April 2, 2008
This meeting has been canceled.
Agency Steering Committee Meeting #12 -
June 4, 2008
Meeting #12 was held Wednesday June 4, 2008 at at the
Appleton Museum of Art from 9:00 a.m. to
12:00 noon. The
meeting minutes are now availabe.
Agency Steering Committee Meeting#13 - August 6, 2008
- Canceled
The S.R. 40 PD&E Study Steering Committee meeting, scheduled for
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VIABLE
ALTERNATIVES PUBLIC INFO MEETING
The purpose of this meeting is to present to the
public the results of the study to date and obtain comments on the
viable alternatives that are being considered. Visual displays
will be available for review. The format of this meeting will
be an open house to informally answer questions and receive
comments. A brief video presentation will be made.
All meetings are open to the public.
The Alternatives Public Workshop
was held on Tuesday, August 14, 2007. The workshop provided to the
public an overview of the study to date, the current status of the
roadway widening alternatives analysis and environmental studies,
information related to potential wildlife crossings and an
opportunity to ask questions and provide input into the study
process. The meeting summary and graphics displayed are available
for review. Please go to the
Documents tab.
2nd Alternatives Public Workshop -
February 28, 2008
The Second Alternatives Public Workshop was held on Thursday,
February 28, 2008 in the gymnasium of the Ocklawaha Bridge Baptist
Church. The workshop provided citizens with an overview of the study
to date, the current status of the roadway widening alternatives
analysis and environmental studies, information related to potential
wildlife crossings and an opportunity for the public to ask
questions and provide input into the study process.
The meeting summary and graphics displayed are available for review.
Please go to the Documents tab, and scroll
down to "Workshop #2 Preferred Alternative".
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FDOT VALUE ENGINEERING
Value Engineering is the systematic application of
recognized techniques by a multidiscipline team which identifies the
function of a product or service; establishes a worth for that
function; generates alternatives through the use of creative
thinking; and provides the needed functions to accomplish the
original intent of the project, reliably and the lowest life-cycle
cost without sacrificing project requirements for safety, quality,
operations, maintenance, and environment. Check back soon for more
information.
PUBLIC HEARING
A Public Hearing, as required by Federal
regulation and State law, will be held to present the recommended
alternative. This Hearing may be held once the draft
environmental document has been approved by the FHWA, or as directed
by the District Environmental Management Office.
All meetings are open to the public.
This meeting has yet to be scheduled.
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