AVON PARK AIR FORCE RANGE

MILITARY INSTALLATION RESILIENCY REVIEW WORKSHOP

Avon Park, FL The Central Florida Regional Planning Council will facilitate a Military Installation Resiliency Review (MIRR) workshop for the Avon Park Air Force Range (APAFR) and local communities. This work is funded through a Department of Defense Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation MIRR Grant.

The Department of Defense has expressed concern regarding damaging impacts of natural and man-made hazards and threats by increasing frequency and magnitude of tropical storms, flooding, and extreme rainfall to military operations and communities supporting them. The APAFR is dependent upon critical infrastructure provided by the community including transportation infrastructure and utilities including potable water, wastewater, natural gas and electricity. This project will improve the integration of central Floridas primary military installation while strengthening military-civilian engagement.

The workshop will introduce the project to community stakeholders, identify steering and technical advisory committee members, conduct a visioning session for future resilience in communities surrounding the APAFR by identifying shocks, stresses, gaps, opportunities, and top priorities, and tour the areas of concern within the APAFR. Presenters from utilities and local government will share resiliency initiatives. Resiliency initiatives identified through the MIRR may be eligible for implementation funding opportunities.

The meeting is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact the Central Florida Regional Planning Council office at (863) 534-7130.

What: Avon Park Air Force Range Military Installation Resiliency

Review

Meeting: Wednesday, January 24, 2024 | 9:30 am to 1:30 pm

Avon Park Correctional Institution Training Building

8100 County Hwy-64 E, Avon Park, FL 33825

To RSVP and for additional information about this effort, contact Jennifer Codo-Salisbury, Central Florida Regional Planning Council, (863) 534-7130 extension 178 or jcodosalisbury@cfrpc.org. RSVP is requested by Thursday, January 18, 2024. One or more elected officials may be in attendance.

Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, income, or family status. Persons who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or persons who require translation services (free of charge) should contact the CFRPC Title VI/Nondiscrimination Coordinator, Brenda Torres, 863-534-7130 extension 109, or via Florida Relay Service 711, or by email: btorres@cfrpc.org.

La participacin pblica es solicitada sin distincin de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, edad, discapacidad, religin o situacin familiar. Las personas que requieren alojamiento bajo el Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) o la traduccin de idiomas, de forma gratuita deben ponerse en contacto Brenda Torres, CFRPC Ttulo VI de Enlace, 863-534-7130 (voz), oa travs de la Florida Relay Servicio 711, o por correo electronics btorres@cfrpc.org al menos Tres das antes del evento.

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