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PUBLIC NOTICE offering citizens the opportunity to comment on proposed grant applications for the Rebuild Florida General Infrastructure Program’s competitive solicitation

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Okeechobee County Florida issued the following announcement on September 8.

PUBLIC NOTICE offering citizens the opportunity to comment on proposed grant applications for the Rebuild Florida General Infrastructure Program’s competitive solicitation

Comment period begins Wednesday, September 8, 2021 and ends Thursday, September 16, 2021.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC INPUT

               Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners

                 for Rebuild Florida Grants

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Okeechobee County is offering citizens the opportunity to comment on the proposed grant application for the Rebuild Florida General Infrastructure Program’s competitive solicitation issued by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO). This program is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant – Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) to address unmet infrastructure needs related to the protection of critical facilities. The projects identified below are being considered for application. The program does not require matching funds from the County.

Project No. 1 –  Berman Road; Funding Request: $17,252,358

Funding will be used to maintain access to the solid waste facility. Activities will consist of improving the roadway and stormwater elements to prevent flooding

Project No. 2 – Disaster Shelter at Agri-Center; Funding Request: $12,000,000

Funding will be used to construct a new disaster shelter and multi-purpose facility.

The meeting will be conducted at the following date, time and location:

Date:  Thursday, September 16, 2021

Time:  2:00 p.m.

Location: Okeechobee County Historic Courthouse at 304 NW 2nd Street, Room 201, Okeechobee, Florida 34972.

The required comment period begins on September 8, 2021 and ends on September 16, 2021. All comments must be submitted to dwhitehead@co.okeechobee.fl.us and received no later than close of business on September 16, 2021, to be included with the application package that will be submitted to the State of Florida.

Published on: September 8, 2021

Okeechobee County Website

Okeechobee County Historic Courthouse Building

Okeechobee County Library

Okeechobee County Facebook Page

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Spanish

 Por la presente se notifica que el condado de Okeechobee ofrece a los ciudadanos la oportunidad de comentar sobre la solicitud de subvención propuesta para la solicitud competitiva del Programa de infraestructura general de reconstrucción de Florida emitida por el Departamento de Oportunidades Económicas de Florida (DEO). Este programa está financiado por la Subvención en Bloque para el Desarrollo Comunitario - Mitigación (CDBG-MIT) del Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de los EE. UU. (HUD) para abordar las necesidades de infraestructura insatisfechas relacionadas con la protección de instalaciones críticas. Los proyectos identificados a continuación están siendo considerados para su aplicación. El programa no requiere fondos de contrapartida del condado.

Proyecto No. 1 - Berman Road; Solicitud de financiamiento: $ 17,252,358

Los fondos se utilizarán para mantener el acceso a la instalación de desechos sólidos. Las actividades consistirán en mejorar los elementos viales y pluviales para evitar inundaciones.

Proyecto No. 2 - Refugio para casos de desastre en Agri-Center; Solicitud de financiamiento: $ 12,000,000

Los fondos se utilizarán para construir un nuevo refugio para desastres y una instalación de usos múltiples.

Fecha: jueves 16 de septiembre de 2021

Hora: 2:00 PM

Ubicación: Palacio de Justicia Histórico

304 NW 2nd Street

Sala 201

Okeechobee, Florida

El período de comentarios requerido comienza el 8 de septiembre de 2021 y finaliza el 16 de septiembre de 2021. Todos los comentarios deben enviarse a dwhitehead@co.okeechobee.fl.us y recibirse a más tardar el cierre de operaciones el 16 de septiembre de 2021, para ser incluidos. con el paquete de solicitud que se enviará al estado de Florida.

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 Creole

Se avi yo bay ke Konte Okeechobee ap ofri sitwayen yo opòtinite pou yo fè kòmantè sou aplikasyon sibvansyon yo pwopoze a pou Rekonstwi Florid Jeneral Enfrastrikti Pwogram nan konpetitif solisitasyon ki soti nan Florid Depatman Opòtinite Ekonomik (DEO). Pwogram sa a finanse pa Depatman Lojman ak Devlopman Iben Etazini (HUD) Devlopman Kominotè blòk Grant - Kontwol Dega (CDBG-MIT) pou adrese bezwen enfrastrikti ki pa asosye ak pwoteksyon enstalasyon kritik yo. Pwojè yo idantifye anba a yo ap konsidere pou aplikasyon an. Pwogram nan pa egzije fon matche nan Konte an.

Pwojè No 1 - Berman Road; Demann Finansman: $ 17,252,358

Finansman yo pral itilize yo kenbe aksè nan etablisman an dechè solid. Aktivite yo ap konpoze de amelyore wout la ak eleman dlo lapli pou anpeche inondasyon

Pwojè No 2 - Abri pou Katastwòf nan Agri-Sant; Demann Finansman: $ 12,000,000

Finansman pral itilize pou konstwi yon nouvo abri pou katastwòf ak etablisman milti-bi.

Dat: Jedi 16 septanm 2021

Tan: 2:00 PM

Kote: Tribinal istorik

304 NW 2nd Street

Sal 201

Okeechobee, Florida

Peryòd la kòmantè obligatwa kòmanse sou, 8 septanm 2021 epi li fini sou, 16 septanm 2021. Tout kòmantè dwe soumèt nan dwhitehead@co.okeechobee.fl.us ak resevwa pa pita pase fèmen nan biznis sou, 16 septanm 2021, yo dwe enkli avèk pake aplikasyon ke yo pral soumèt bay Eta Florid la.

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