PUBLIC NOTICE of a 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan Amendment

Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 286, Florida Statute, Section 286.0105, Sunshine Law, the Lake-Sumter Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) has scheduled the following for February 2023

This ad is to serve as legal notice that the Lake-Sumter Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) will open the Public Review Period on February 1, 2023, for the Amendment of the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan and will close upon the Amendment approval at February 22, 2023, at the Lake~Sumter MPO Governing Board Meeting. The public is encouraged to participate in the approval of the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) Amendment process. The LRTP  is a federally required document that all Metropolitan Planning Organizations are required to develop every five years. It represents the transportation improvements planned for the e next twenty-year period. This LRTP includes the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Program of Projects (POP) for Section 5307 Funding used to provide Fixed Route Transit service for Lake County.

The 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan Amendment may be reviewed on our website at www.LakeSumterMPO.com or call (352) 315-0170 and leave a message. Any questions should be directed to Michael Woods, Executive Director, Lake-Sumter MPO, 1300 Citizens BLVD., Suite 175, Leesburg, FL 34748, or call at (352) 315-0170; or by e-mail at MWoods@LakeSumterMPO.com

One or more MPO Governing Board members or one or more Lake County Board of County Commissioners or Sumter County Board of County Commissioners, and one or more members of different committees or boards may be in attendance and may participate in discussions on any of the committee or board meetings noticed in this monthly schedule. The list of meetings is not all-inclusive and may not contain special meetings or meetings that may not have been scheduled as of this posting. All interested citizens are welcome to attend. Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, or family status. Persons who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or require translation services (free of charge) should contact the MPO at 352-315-0170 at least seven days prior to the scheduled meeting. Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 286, Florida Statute, Section 286.0105, if a person decides to appeal any decision made by an above-named committee with respect to any matter considered during any meeting of such committee, they may need to ensure a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which may include the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

LAKE-SUMTER MPO Meetings for February 2023

• Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) February 8, 2023, at 1:30 PM
• Community Advisory Committee *CAC) February 8, 2023, at 3:00 PM
• Executive Committee (EC) February 22, 2023, at 1:00 PM
• MPO Governing Board February 22, 2023, at 2:00 PM

All meetings are held at the MPO Office located at 1300 Citizens Blvd., Suite 175, Leesburg, FL 34748

www.LakeSumterMPO.com