{"id":920,"date":"2019-07-19T16:11:50","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T16:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=920"},"modified":"2019-07-19T16:12:02","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T16:12:02","slug":"ellie-schiller-homosassa-springs-wildlife-state-park-to-host-public-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2019\/07\/19\/ellie-schiller-homosassa-springs-wildlife-state-park-to-host-public-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park to Host Public Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"194\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Homosassa-Springs-Wildlife-State-Park.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-921\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">~The public is invited to provide comments on the unit management plan~<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>WHAT:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Public Meeting<\/li><li><strong>WHEN:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Tuesday, July 23, 2019<br>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 5:30-7:30 p.m.<\/li><li><strong>WHERE:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park,<br>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Florida Room<br>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 4150 S. Suncoast Blvd.<br>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Homosassa, FL 34446<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DEP&#8217;s Florida Park Service is in the process of updating the unit management plan for Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. Citizens are invited to attend the public meeting to learn more about the proposed plans for the state and to provide their comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com\/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwNzE5LjgyNDMwMTEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwNzE5LjgyNDMwMTEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzM4OTMwNSZlbWFpbGlkPWxha2VsYW5kZ2F6ZXR0ZUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWxha2VsYW5kZ2F6ZXR0ZUBnbWFpbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&amp;&amp;&amp;100&amp;&amp;&amp;https:\/\/floridadep.gov\/Parks\/Parks-Office-Park-Planning\/content\/21022-homosassa-springs-sp-public-meeting\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">public notice, agenda and draft plan<\/a>&nbsp;are available online. Copies may also be obtained by emailing&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Zachary.Phifer@floridadep.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zachary.Phifer@floridadep.gov<\/a>&nbsp;or calling 352-628-5343. There will be a brief presentation at 6 p.m. Following the presentation, staff will be available for the duration of the meeting to answer questions and accept public comments. Additionally, the public is invited to review and submit comments to the Division of Recreation and Parks at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:FLStateParkPlanning@floridadep.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FLStateParkPlanning@floridadep.gov<\/a>&nbsp;until August 7, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Potential developments and improvements to park facilities that could occur over the next 10 years include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Renovate visitor center, boathouse and boats.<\/li><li>Add nature trail connecting use areas.<\/li><li>Highlight the Mullet Train.<\/li><li>Reconfigure U.S. 19 park entrance, add ranger station, and improve traffic and visitor flow.<\/li><li>Improve visitor flow, add additional parking, and add traffic control for West Visitor Center.<\/li><li>Explore fishbowl renovation options.<\/li><li>Remove current storage building and find new storage space.<\/li><li>Raise, renovate, expand animal habitats and education centers.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the meeting by emailing&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Zachary.Phifer@floridadep.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zachary.Phifer@floridadep.gov<\/a>&nbsp;or calling 352-628-5343.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 800-955- 8771 (TDD) or 800-955-8770 (voice).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>~The public is invited to provide comments on the unit management plan~ WHAT:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Public Meeting WHEN:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Tuesday, July 23, 2019\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":921,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","default_image_id":71799,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regional-and-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}