Collier County Government
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Florida Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study
Public Information Meeting
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the nonfederal sponsor, Collier County, Florida, invite the public to attend an informational public meeting on the Collier County Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study. The meeting will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 9 at the Collier County Government Center, Board of County Commissioners Chambers, third floor, 3299 Tamiami Trail East, Naples, Florida 34112. A presentation on the study will start at 5 p.m. followed by time to review study displays and ask questions.
The USACE is the lead federal agency for this study, authorized by Public Law 84-71 dated June 15, 1955, which authorizes an examination and survey of the coastal and tidal areas of the eastern and southern United States with particular reference to areas where severe damages have occurred from hurricane winds and tides. The purpose of the project is to reduce potential damages caused by coastal storms and improve human safety and coastal resiliency in Collier County. This meeting is to provide the public an opportunity to learn more about the project alternatives and to make comments on the alternatives and/or the feasibility study. The USACE plans to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to evaluate environmental impacts from reasonable project alternatives and to determine the potential for significant impacts.
The public is invited to submit comments at the meeting or via email/mail/telephone by Oct. 12, 2019, to David Schulte, USACE, at [email protected]; by mail to ATTN: David Schulte, Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, Fort Norfolk, 803 Front St., Norfolk, VA 23510; or by phone at (757) 201-7746.
Additional information may be found on the Feasibility Study website: https://www.saj.usace.army.mil/CollierCountyCSRMFeasibilityStudy/
Two or more members of the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) may be present and participate at the meetings. The subject matter of this meeting may be an item for discussion and action at a future BCC meeting.
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or other reasonable accommodations to participate in this proceeding, should contact the Collier County Facilities Management Division, 3335 Tamiami Trail E., Naples, Florida 34112 or 239-252-8380, as soon as possible, but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event. Such reasonable accommodations will be provided at no cost to the individual.
For more information, contact David Schulte, USACE, at (757) 201-7746.
