But six bullets didnt end Michael Myers, and I doubt it would end this latest M-CORES monstrosity. "The Suncoast Parkway extension is a substantial piece to building regional connectivity in West Central Florida, specifically for the residents in Hernando and Citrus counties, said Nicola Liquori, Floridas Turnpike Enterprise executive director and CEO. The 13-mile stretch of the toll road will take it north from US 98 in Homosassa to State Road 44 in Lecanto. That one, released in 1978, featured a frightened young woman, played by scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis, fleeing a masked and murderous psycho named Michael Myers, whose dialogue consisted of him breathing very loudly. On Monday, a united Dunnellon City Council unanimously approved a resolution calling on the state to adopt the "no build" option. We know we need to do something, he said. OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Marion County Commissioners heard from concerned residents Tuesday on a proposed FDOT project that could go through north central Florida. Citrus County commissioners last month backed the "no build" option for the northern turnpike extension - at least for those routes that would go through Citrus County. P.O. A Florida Department of Transportation map for the proposed turnpike extension shows routes stretching from where it ends near Wildwood northwest to, or near, where the Suncoast Highway. Mostly sunny. Nearly 200 people packed into the commission auditorium in Ocala. That told everyone the DOT doesnt value either forests or history. Ocala, FL 34478 SB 100 directs Florida's Turnpike Enterprise to study what is now known as the Northern Turnpike Extension. The 'North A' route would cut Levy County into two parts. The commissioners told the crowd they just found out about the DOTs plans, too, she said, and they appeared to be just as ticked off as their constituents. Citrus County's elected leaders agreed Friday that the "no-build" option for a possible Florida Turnpike extension is no option for them. I-75 is absolutely a priority for the local DOT district here, and weve been coordinating on what needs to be done.. Contact Austin L. Miller at 867-4118,[email protected]@almillerosb. Support WUSF now by giving monthly, or make a one-time donation online. DUNNELLON The Dunnellon City Council on Monday unanimously approved a resolution objecting to the proposed northern extension of the Florida Turnpike. Bowing to community pressure, the Florida Department of Transportation announced Thursday it will halt the northern turnpike extension project at least temporarily. Many addressed the five commissioners, and the vast majority of them wanted the board to join the City of Dunnellon in fully objecting to the road project, which would extend the turnpike's northern terminus from Wildwood/Interstate 75 west to U.S. 19. He said it would leave a "scar" on the community for a considerable time,and traffic in the area would be severely impactedif the roadway is allowed to come close to Dunnellon. The extension, if built, is expected to bring the turnpike from its current northern terminus at Interstate 75 in . The commissioners promised to write to the governor and the DOT demanding an explanation of this latest outrage, Catlow said. FDOT maps show four proposed alignments to take the turnpike from Wildwood at I-75 to U.S. 19 north of Crystal River. Extending the four lanes of NW 70th Avenue to the new NW 49th Street extension that will connect the east side of I-75 with its warehouse complexes (Chewy, AutoZone, Amazon, etc.) All rights reserved. Phone: 352.732.0073 We want that something to continue to provide the needed transportation while embracing and maintaining the character of your community.. One man in Albrittons rural district promised his whole family would vote for his reelection as long as the commissioner paved the red clay road in front of his house, so he did. Procedurally, Stone and Gold were prohibited from asking for a reconsideration of Stone's original motion. %PDF-1.7 % Mike Wright August 4, 2022 5 min. "The "No Build" resolutions, and all of your tireless work across the region, are the reasons we are getting closer to a complete victory," wrote Cris Costello, Senior Organizing Manager for the Sierra Club, in an email to members of the No Roads to Ruin coalition Thursday. "The region and local community should be assured that as we continue to refine and develop viable corridor concepts for this area, it will include extensive engagement with community leaders and the community as a whole.. Traveler Information. Wekiva Parkway. Northern Turnpike Extension. I think that an extension of the Turnpike would be beneficial to cross-Florida traffic. Goethe State Forest in Levy County. For such a supposedly educated fellow, our governor sure says a lot of stuff that sounds, well, lets be charitable and call it nave. Anyone with a lick of sense knows theres more to any highway than a roads a road. Building a road requires making choices. WUSF 89.7 depends on donors for the funding it takes to provide you the most trusted source of news and information here in town, across our state, and around the world. The latest news and how to stay informed. Alisha Hart told commissioners that she had 250 signatures from residents living in the Florida Highlands indicating their desire not to have the roadgo through Marion County. White, in apresentation to the council and those in attendance, showed pictures of what could happen if the roadwaycomes near the area. They basically wanted to stay the way they were. Turns out they only killed two-thirds of it. They will ask the state to remove three of the routes recommended for expanding the turnpike from where it now ends at Interstate 75 in Wildwood. (Maybe instead of DOT we should call it the DOh!-OT.). Citrus County. Jim Tatum from Fort White said the community doesn't need the toll road and there's no benefit of having it. They (figuratively) got shot and fell off the balcony! ", The coalition, which was formed to oppose the proposed toll roads, said "If built, this extension would destroy large swaths of Floridas last remaining rural lands, threaten waterways with pollution, endanger iconic wildlife, disrupt farmlands, and promote unsustainable sprawl.". Follow Florida Phoenix on Facebook and Twitter. The area north of the interchange has been notorious for massive traffic jams in recent years. Select an exit, travel plaza, toll plaza or other location from the map, or use the location list to get information and a close-up map of that location, plus any nearby gas stations. One commissioner told them the DOT had threatened to withhold $16 million from Levy County for opposing M-CORES, but the commission did it anyway and planned to oppose this new threat, too. The Northern Turnpike Extension project is not going away, Perdue confirmed. Phone: (850) 414-4050. 407-532-3999 A cross section of horse farm owners, developers, real estate agents, county residents, government staffers and elected officials convened at the Horse Farms Forever annual conservation summit held Nov. 14 at the Ocala Breeders Sales Company. It went on to say that the county "encourages FDOT to consider the following items while developing the final alignment as authorized by House Bill (HB) 763," and then listedfour recommendations. It is a four-lane toll facility that extends the existing Suncoast Parkway northward for 13 miles from US 98 to SR 44 in Lecanto. MORRISTON, Fla. (WCJB) - The Steeplechase Farms neighborhood Christmas parade is an annual event. Under Florida law, email addresses are public records. I-75 Express Lane Projects. SR 9/I-95 south of SR 870/Commercial Boulevard to north of Cypress Creek Road Interchanges. Critics dubbed the M-CORES Billionaire Boulevards.. The 13-mile stretch of the toll road will take it north from US 98 in Homosassa to State Road 44 in Lecanto. endstream endobj startxref Blake, whos a member of Citizens for an Enlightened Electorate, pointed out that the Levy County Commission had voted last year to reject any new toll roads cutting through its rolling hills and forests. Some of the major planned projects include: A flyover from Marion Oaks via Marion Oaks Manor east over I-75, ending at SE Highway 42. Opponents said there is little need for the toll road and it would destroy some of the last remaining rural areas north of Tampa Bay. We know it connects to I-75.. County crews showed up and paved a one-mile stretch directly in front of the mans house. The final decisions will come from the state, not the county. We count on community support to continue this important work. 0 Citrus County commissioners are opposing proposals to extend Florida's Turnpike through rural counties north of the Tampa Bay region. The route would travel through North Sumter County, running northwest through the northeast portion of Dunnellon into the Levy County city of Bronson and end in Chiefland. Michael McGrath,a representative from the Florida chapter of the Sierra Club and the No Roads to Ruin Coalition Steering Committee, applauded council members for holding Monday's meeting and taking a strong stance against the proposed road. But Stone said Bryant's language was tantamount to supporting the "no build" option. Commissioners noted that this is a state project, authorized by law, and the study will happen with or without county government's involvement. Completed in 1974, the Homestead Extension initially features a wide grassy . x. Loading. State Road 589 (SR 589), also known as the Veterans Expressway and Suncoast Parkway, is a north-south toll road near the Florida Gulf Coast. At least two of the potential routes show it cutting through Levy County. Northern Turnpike Extension FPID 449743-2 The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)/Florida's Turnpike Enterprise has released 4 options to extend the Florida Turnpike from Wildwood to US19/98. . Florida's Turnpike. Use exit markers and travel plaza markers to navigate to that exit's page. You have permission to edit this article. We had a wily Escambia County commissioner named Grady Albritton who some people dubbed the King of the County. He was so powerful because he controlled the road crews in his district and he knew how to use that to swap favors. After extensive study including input from citizens and elected officials, such as Bryant MCORES eventually was repealed. August 4, 2022. maps and exits. Phone: (850) 414-4050Email questions and comments to: Maps & Publications Sales at [email protected], FDOT605 Suwannee St.Tallahassee, FL 32399Phone: (850) 414-4100Customer Service Portal. Its proposed route ran straight through a part of Marion County thats been dubbed the Horse Capital of the World, home to Floridas $2.6 billion equine industry. Support WUSF now by giving monthly, or make a one-time donation online. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Last month, because of Halloween, TV was full of horror movies, including one cleverly titled Halloween.. Audubon proposes this solution: Build six additional lanes within or contiguous with the I-75 right of way and separate local- and through-traffic. Opposition:In Dunnellon, a resounding no for Florida's proposed northern turnpike extension, Rejection: Sand mine denied; lakeside lots approved; Countryside Farms gets buffer, Roadways analyzed: The Marion County roads with the highest traffic counts. DeSantis wants to oust officials, heres a, Rainbow fentanyl the newest Halloween scare, Marjorie Harris Carr Cross-Florida Greenway, I think we need new roads in Florida to get around. Perdue also acknowledged the congestion and other issues with I-75 through the Marion County area, noting that he drives it himself regularly and he never really knows how long his drive might be. "Based on feedback received from across the four-county study area, significant concerns were identified with portions of all four initially proposed corridors," according to a release from the state Department of Transportation. The project followed the Alternative Corridor Evaluation (ACE) process which concluded in August 2022. FDOT has put clear explanations, videos, graphics, maps and schedules on the website www.floridasturn pike.com/NTE. 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Email questions and comments to: Maps & Publications Sales at [email protected]. That meeting was attended by more than 100 people. Contact Us, Copyright 2023 Ocala Gazette | Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions. If you have a subscription, please log in or sign up for an account on our website to continue. QAa& The state wants to plow a highway through the historic Black community. hZYoF+|$-". But Curry, who was on the prevailing side of that vote, did agree to revisit Stone's language. by Craig Pittman, Florida Phoenix November 18, 2021. A copy of the resolution also will be sent to Gov. They also said the project would destroy homes and the environment. Resident Diane Garte said this will hurt their livelihood. Completing the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) section of the beltway, the five mile segment links Kelly Park Road with the Mt. Who benefits from it? 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Cardinal Street. Council tells state it doesn't want northern extension of the Florida Turnpike, SW Marion land owner gets second delay to finalize 841-home development near SummerGlen, Ocala/Marion among nation's fastest growing metros with home construction up 42% in a year, Don't extend turnpike, build other new highways through North Florida, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Southern Connector Extension. the proposed northern extension of the Florida Turnpike. This time it passed, 3-2, withZalak and Bryant votingno. Members of the audience jeered, booed and hissed at the prevailing motion. Citrus County is currently under consideration within the study area for this Turnpike Extension via Alternative Corridor Central and Alternative Corridor South. Instead of saying the state should "further examine and evaluate the MCORESrecommendations," Bryant wantedto ask the state to adhere to the MCORES recommendations one of which is that the highway notcross the Cross Florida Greenway in Marion County. Providing timely responses to inquiries from the press, government officials, and the public is a crucial function of the Florida Department of Transportation. Plans were shelved due to cost factors at the time and limited support. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. A programmed project to widen the Turnpike Extension from three to . hbbd```b``~"HH 7L``r?d9fsM&*nw@r0Dn| H2f2HwM) DI& )irDteIL@_8JT#30` Map of the Suncoast Parkway, including exits, toll locations and available plazas and rest areas. I am talking about the Northern Turnpike Extension, which is supposed to branch off from the Florida Turnpike in Wildwood and head north toward some as-yet-unnamed terminus. Contact Austin L. Miller at 867-4118,[email protected]@almillerosb. 0:30. Yet here was the DOT touting plans to do just that. In February, the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) said the four proposed routes for the northern turnpike extension have the potential to adversely affect its conservation lands. Citrus County commissioners last month backed the no build option for the northern turnpike extension at least for those routes that would go through Citrus County. After spending years as a nighttime sports copy editor and page designer, I made the move to digital editing in 2000. State to halt plans for Northern Turnpike Extension. The recommendations closely follow what 1000 Friends advocated from day one: make identified improvements to I-75 to alleviate major traffic . At least two of the potential routes show it cutting through Levy County. to our social media pages andnewsroom. Theyre trying to sneak this in through the back door! said Robbie Blake, the 75-year-old Levy County activist who called me. It was equally rewarding to see the farms longtime general manager and FTBOA President George Isaacs onstage to accept the award on the Malones behalf. The new Northern Turnpike Extension study has identified four possible corridors for a four-lane toll road and identified them with colored lines on a map. The first goal of the Ocala Gazette is to deliver trustworthy local journalism so corruption, misinformation and abuse are not hidden from the public or unchallenged. WUSF Public Media - WUSF 89.7 | It said a report was due to the governor, president of the Florida Senate and Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives by Dec. 31. In addition to transportation information, the HFF team also awarded their Acorn Conservation Award to John and Leslie Malone,owners of Bridlewood Farm, a thoroughbred breeding and training facility. She adopted most of Stone's suggestions, butchanged the wording on one of the county's four considerations. Sorry, no promotional deals were found matching that code. In the face of determined opposition from environmentalists and other entities, the FDOT announced in August it was pumping the brakes on four proposed routes that would extend Floridas Turnpike from its terminus at Interstate 75 in Wildwood northwest to U.S. 19 in Levy County. Mainly clear. 07/25/17. Florida's Turnpike branches northeast from U.S. 1 (NE 1st Avenue) at a wye interchange. This is a specious argument, given that the task forces found no need for any of the roads, and the DOT has previously committed to improving I-75. "This does not send a signal to our community that the project is dead, and until FDOT makes its position crystal clear, we will remain vigilant and involved. Some of the state roads in Florida are : State Road A1A - This road runs parallel to the Atlantic Ocean. ],I:!% kvfvBrIJ2%Q)f5*P&GmcXiGY@q%V2'@sZ7,pSBA0K4MaXKPhcpfIZQQ3:h80I SI"II$&A>4qdYXWGJ RgJ'`''bF=Zx+phm0`30^2C`PxDc1VYjcH>0Hgl A0K IVZMY'h2ri0Pcs06v !03Fs$h=\\Y$sMS$b0B^B_y y U4em"c-49Kr^&^8g>?>N) In 2020 the Florida Heritage Book Festival named him a Florida Literary Legend. Please donate or subscribe: Magnolia Media Company A series of speakers attending a workshop mostly opposed the planned toll road. "We are gravely concerned that the announcement ended with the projects website, www.floridasturnpike.com/NTE, will remain active as a resource for project updates," Costello said. But now here comes the Northern Turnpike Extension, and more choices to make. An extension of the Suncoast Parkway opened Monday, the Florida Department of Transportation announced in a press release. The rest of the Legislature kowtowed to Galvanos clout and in 2019 approved the bill creating the M-CORES. On Tuesday, June 14, the Sumter County Board of Commissioners got an earful from close to 120 concerned voters adorned with bright pink "Rural Florida Says No Toll Roads" stickers, waving neon green "No Build" signs, and donning "#NoBuild No Turnpike Extension" T-shirts; a loud and clear sign that Sumter residents want no part of the proposed Northern Turnpike . Sawgrass Expressway. You can find recent press releases, public notices, media contacts, links to our social media pages and newsroom. Angry horse farm owners thundered like a herd of stampeding stallions. Floridas Turnpike System Interactive Map, Turkey Lake Service Plaza Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike. Several people who came to the podium told the council that they were not in favor of the project, which features four proposed routes that would extend the turnpike north and west of its current northern terminus in Wildwood. We cover state government and politics with a staff of five journalists located at the Florida Press Center in downtown Tallahassee. Commissioners will ask the Florida Department of Transportation saying to remove three of the routes recommended for expanding the turnpike from where it now ends at Interstate 75 in Wildwood. Three of the four proposed routes go through. That farm and that land is meaningful to him.. Providing timely responses to inquiries from the press, government officials, and the public is a crucial function of the Florida Department of Transportation. Florida's Turnpike in Florida He lives in St. Petersburg with his wife and children. "And it does not plow through developed communities and force the removal of families.". 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