NFTCA

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Franklin County Feasibility Study
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Project Process
Franklin County Feasibility Study
Master Plan
Planning
Feasibility Study
Project Development Environmental Study (PDE)
Final Design
Right-of-Way Acquisition
Construction
Operations
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PDE Primary Categories

• Data Collection
• Public Involvement
• Engineering Documentation
• Environmental Documentation

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Data Collection
Franklin County Feasibility Study
State National Preserves

• Met with Staff
• Prescribed Burn
• Restoration of Hydrology
• Prefer Southern Most Route Possible

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Data Collection
Franklin County Feasibility Study
Wetlands Inventory
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Data Collection
Franklin County Feasibility Study
Topography (5 Contours)
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Data Collection
Franklin County Feasibility Study
Eagle Nests
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Data Collection
Franklin County Feasibility Study
Black Bear Habitat
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Data Collection
Franklin County Feasibility Study
Historic Structures Sites
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Data Collection
Franklin County Feasibility Study
Solid Hazardous Waste Sites
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Data Collection
Franklin County Feasibility Study
Camp Gordon Johnston
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Data Collection
Franklin County Feasibility Study
Storm Surge Zones
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Data Collection
Franklin County Feasibility Study
Roadway System
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Public Involvement
Franklin County Feasibility Study

• State requires a Public Involvement Program (PIP)
  for both State and Federal environmental
  documents
• The State requires at a minimum
• the following public meetings
• Project Kick-off Meeting
• Project Alternatives Meeting

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Public Involvement
Franklin County Feasibility Study

• HDR Engineering has and will continue to obtain
  public input on the Franklin County Feasibility
  Study. The sources have included

• NWFTCA Board Meetings
• Daniel Rothwell, PE, County Engineer
• David Morse, Division of Forestry
• Ken Weber, Division of Forestry
• John Browne, Division of Forestry

• Mel Kelly, Mayor of Carrabelle
• Anita Grove, Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce
• Ken Osborne, Alligator Point Tax Payers
  Association

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Franklin County Feasibility Study

• Thank You