GREEN MOUNTAIN SCENIC BYWAY - Florida Scenic Highways

SECTION 3- COMMUNITY PARTICIPARTIONA total of 1,668 landowners within the corridor were identified by the CAGusing the Lake County G.I.S. tax parcel data layer and the tax appraiser’sdatabase. Notices were printed and the envelopes addressed and stuffed bythe CAG, and were mailed out and postage paid by Lake County, saving boththe CAG and Lake County considerable expense. Presentational materialswere produced on computer by the CAG and printed and mounted by theLake County Department of Public Works.The meeting was held on Saturday, January 25 at 3:00 pm and was held atthe Montverde Town Hall. Over two hundred area residents attended.Questions and discussion were solicited throughout the meeting.The CAG put on a Power Point presentation that traced the history of theScenic Byway project, discussed the State Scenic Highway Program, andwhere the CAG was at that time in the designation process. The CAG’s visionand goals were discussed, and an emphasis was put on the need forcommunity consensus and involvement. It was also emphasized that the CAGwas partnering with the other groups at the meeting, and that all wereworking towards the same goals for the Scenic Byway Corridor.Jim Thomas, the president of The Friends of Lake Apopka, presented theLake Apopka Basin Greenways and Trails Master Plan and the positive impactit could have on the region. Jenifer Domerchie of the East Central FloridaRegional Planning Council gave a presentation on the Ecological DesignManual for Lake County, and how it could pertain to development within theScenic Byway Corridor.The Lake County Department of Public Works was represented by MikeWoods, who discussed the Lake County portion of the Lake Apopka LoopTrail. There was considerable concern about the routing of the trail, andthese concerns were discussed at some length.Additional EffortsSeveral hundred informational fliers have been distributed at areabusinesses. Copies of the various fliers, meeting announcements, andhandouts produced by the CAG are located in Appendix B. Articles andeditorials from the three area newspapers; the Lake Edition of the OrlandoSentinel, the Leesburg Daily Commercial, and the South Lake Press arelocated in Appendix A.The CAG set up tables at the past three annual Montverde Day celebrations,where they passed out fliers, answered questions, and asked for signatureson the petition. Presentations have been made to area community groups,public committees, and local governments. The CAG helped arrange the useof Kirk Park for use by the Orlando Road Club, an area cycling group, for useas a sag stop on their 2003 and 2004 Century Ride.9