Attention all riders !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OHV ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING, IF YOU WANT RIDING AREAS YOU MUST BE PRESENT !

THIS IS FOR ALL COUNTIES IN FLORIDA !

Please be advised that the next OHV Committee Meeting will be September 28, 2006 in Ft. Myers, Florida. Lee County Parks and Recreation Department is hosting the meeting at the City of Palms Park which is the spring training grounds for the Boston Red Sox. The City of Palms Park is located at 2201 Edison Avenue, Ft Myers. We will be meeting in the Press Dinning room on the 3rd Floor. The meeting is scheduled from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm (promptly). Due to the possibility of a large number of attendees at this meeting we will not break for lunch, but work straight through until 2:00 pm. (In addition, there will be a grant review sub-committee meeting the night before (September 27th) at 6:00 pm at a location to be named later).

Highlights of the regular OHV meeting will include approving the recommendations of new OHV grants: discussion of the new ATV riding law Chapter 316.2123, F.S.; strategic planning for the OHV program; current status of the OHV program and possible sites; and public input. A draft agenda is attached for your review.

The OHV Committee Meetings are scheduled quarterly and are conducted at various geographic locations in Florida. This is an excellent time for interested parties in south Florida to attend. These meetings are designed primarily to identify and help develop legal areas for the public to ride ATVs and Off-Highway Motorcycles in Florida while safeguarding public and privates lands from illegal riding activities.

Please make sure you have this on your calendar and call me if you have any questions.

John C. Waldron

Forest Recreation Coordinator

850/414-9852