by Horse Farms Forever | Nov 11, 2020 | News, Roadway Threats
A Chance to Comment on the I75 Interchange at NW49th Street On Wednesday, November 18, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, a public hearing will take place. We will be there as FDOT shares the results of their study. The public is invited to comment on the “the location,...
by Horse Farms Forever | Apr 30, 2020 | News, Roadway Threats
Florida’s M-CORES Northern Turnpike Corridor Task Force met virtually on Wednesday, April 29. We were there monitoring the action. The meeting covered four general topics: The best news for Ocala Horse Country came in the first topic. Here is the latest map of...
by Horse Farms Forever | Apr 9, 2020 | News, Roadway Threats, Uncategorized
This article from the Florida Phoenix lays out the latest in the toll road debate. Highlights: Two of the roads are supposed to cut through rural Levy County, near Ocala. But Levy commissioners voted 3-2 on Tuesday to say they do not want them — primarily because of...
by Horse Farms Forever | Mar 16, 2020 | Roadway Threats
On March 6, 2020 the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) released the M-Cores Avoidance and Enhancement Areas maps for the three proposed toll roads. The Northern Turnpike Avoidance and Enhancement Areas map designates the Marion County Farmland Preservation...
by Horse Farms Forever | Mar 10, 2020 | Roadway Threats
March 2020 About two years after the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) abandoned the proposed Coastal Connector, as documented in a letter sent to the Marion County Commission, it has re-emerged as the West Ocala Beltway. But this time, instead of a proposal...