The draft MPO Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for FY 2026 to FY 2030 is available for public review and comment on the MPO website at MPO DRAFT TIP Comments regarding the TIP may be submitted by contacting the MPO at the following address, phone, or email before close of business (5:00 pm) on Tuesday, June 18, 2025: Comments regarding the TIP may be submitted by contacting the MPO at the following address, phone, or email before close of business (5:00 pm) on Tuesday, June 18, 2025: Lake~Sumter MPO Attn: Michael Woods 1300 Citizens Blvd., Suite 175 Leesburg, FL 34748 (352) 315-0170 x2 [email protected] The TIP is a short-range list of proposed transportation improvement projects for the metropolitan planning area, including all of Lake County and Sumter County. A TIP must include all transportation projects within the metropolitan planning area that are proposed for funding under Title 23 and Title 49 Chapter 53, United States Code. It must also include all regionally significant projects requiring action by FHWA or FTA, and for information purposes, all regionally significant projects regardless of funding source. These projects include highway, bridge, bicycle, pedestrian, maintenance, transit, transportation disadvantaged, and aviation projects. The TIP is required to be financially constrained by year and include a financial plan that demonstrates which projects can be implemented using current revenue sources and which projects are to be implemented using projected revenues. The public participation process used for the development of the TIP is also used to satisfy the Lake County Transit Services Division Program of Projects (POP) and Sumter County Transit POP as required by the Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 Program. The POP is a list of transit-related activities developed each year to indicate funding expenditures on items including vehicle purchases, facility construction and renovation, major equipment upgrades, etc. The MPO Board is expected to take action on the FY 2026 to FY 2030 TIP at its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. Information on the meeting can be found on the MPO’s website at: www.LakeSumterMPO.com For more information or to obtain a copy of the TIP, please contact: Lake~Sumter MPO Attn: Michael Woods 1300 Citizens Blvd., Suite 175 Leesburg, FL 34748 (352) 315-0170 x2 [email protected] If any person decides to appeal a decision made by this board concerning any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, they will need a record of the proceedings, including all testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. To that end, such a person will want to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made. Individuals covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 in need of accommodations for this public meeting should contact the Lake~Sumter MPO Office located at 1300 Citizens Blvd., Suite 175, Leesburg, FL 34748 or call Doris LeMay at (352) 315-0170 x1, at least five (5) working days before the meeting date. The Lake~Sumter MPO does not discriminate in any of its programs or services. To learn more about our commitment to nondiscrimination and diversity, visit our Title VI page at www.vftpo.org or contact our Title VI/Nondiscrimination Coordinator, Michael Woods, (352) 315-0170 x2 or [email protected] Persons who require translation services, which are provided at no cost, should contact the Lake~Sumter MPO at (352) 315-0170 x1 or by email at [email protected] at least five (5) business days before the meeting. read more

The draft Lake~Sumter MPO List of Priority Projects (LOPP) for 2025 is available for public review and comment on the MPO’s website at: 2025 DRAFT LIST OF PRIORITY PROJECTS Comments regarding the LOPP may be submitted by contacting the MPO at the following address, phone, or email before close of business (5:00 pm) on Tuesday, June 17, 2025: Lake~Sumter MPO Attn: Michael Woods 1300 Citizens Blvd., Suite 175 Leesburg, FL 34748 (352) 315-0170 x2 [email protected] The LOPP identifies the MPO’s priorities for project funding. It includes the following categories of transportation projects: • Florida Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) Projects • Regionally Significant, Non-SIS Projects • Traffic Operations, Safety, and Local Initiatives Projects • Bicycle/Pedestrian (B/P) and B/P Local Initiatives Projects • Shared Use Non-motorized (SUN) Trail Projects • Transportation Regional Incentive Program (TRIP) Eligible Projects • Planning Studies • Transit Projects The MPO Board is expected to take action on the 2025 LOPP at its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. Information on the meeting can be found on the MPO’s website at www.LakeSumterMPO.com Following its adoption, the LOPP will be forwarded to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to be used as a guide in selecting transportation projects for programming in FDOT’s Work Program. For more information or to obtain a copy of the LOPP, please contact: Lake~Sumter MPO Attn: Michael Woods 1300 Citizens Blvd., Suite 175 Leesburg, FL 34748 (352) 315-0170 x2 [email protected] If any person decides to appeal a decision made by this board concerning any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, they will need a record of the proceedings, including all testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. To that end, such a person will want to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made. Individuals covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 in need of accommodations for this public meeting should contact the Lake~Sumter MPO Office located at 1300 Citizens Blvd., Suite 175, Leesburg, FL 34748 or call Doris LeMay at (352) 315-0170 x1, at least five (5) working days before the meeting date. The Lake~Sumter MPO does not discriminate in any of its programs or services. To learn more about our commitment to nondiscrimination and diversity, visit our Title VI page at www.vftpo.org or contact our Title VI/Nondiscrimination Coordinator, Michael Woods, (352) 315-0170 x2 or [email protected] Persons who require translation services, which are provided at no cost, should contact the Lake~Sumter MPO at (352) 315-0170 x1 or by email at [email protected] at least five (5) business days before the meeting. read more

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Lake County Transportation Disadvantaged Coordinating Board (TDCB) will hold its Annual Public Hearing on Monday, June 2, 2025, beginning at 10:00 a.m., at the Lake~Sumter Office 1300 Citizens Blvd., Suite 175, Leesburg, FL 34748 Items scheduled for the hearing include, but are not limited to: • Transportation Disadvantaged Program Overview • Public input regarding the Transportation Disadvantaged Program All meetings are open to the public. Any questions concerning this public meeting should be directed to Mr. Michael Woods, MPO Executive Director, Lake~Sumter MPO, 1300 Citizens Blvd., Suite 175, Leesburg, FL 34748, telephone (352) 315-0170 x2, or email at [email protected]. The meeting agenda will be available approximately one week prior to the meeting at: MPO Calendar & Events 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 persons who require translation services (free of charge) should contact Doris LeMay, (352) 315-0170 x1 no later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the proceedings. If hearing impaired, please call for assistance at least 2 days prior to the meeting. Lake~Sumter Metropolitan Planning Organization Michael Woods MPO Executive Director Publish 5/19/2025 read more

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Sumter County Transportation Disadvantaged Coordinating Board (TDCB) will hold its Annual Public Hearing on Monday, June 2, 2025, beginning at 2:00 pm, at the Lake~Sumter Office 1300 Citizens Blvd., Suite 175, Leesburg, FL 34748 Items scheduled for the hearing include, but are not limited to: • Transportation Disadvantaged Program Overview • Public input regarding the Transportation Disadvantaged Program All meetings are open to the public. Any questions concerning this public meeting should be directed to Mr. Michael Woods, MPO Executive Director, Lake~Sumter MPO, 1300 Citizens Blvd., Suite 175, Leesburg, FL 34748, telephone (352) 315-0170 x2, or email at [email protected]. The meeting agenda will be available approximately one week prior to the meeting at: MPO Calendar & Events 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 persons who require translation services (free of charge) should contact Doris LeMay, (352) 315-0170 x1 no later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the proceedings. If hearing impaired, please call for assistance at least 2 days prior to the meeting. Lake~Sumter Metropolitan Planning Organization Michael Woods MPO Executive Director Publish 5/19/2025 read more