Welcome to Lake-Sumter Metropolitan Planning Organization

On January 27, 2010, Lake-Sumter Metropolitan Planning Orgization held their annual dinner to induct new officers to the Board and present the annual Horizon Awards.

New Officers
Chariman Sanna Henderson
Chairman-Elect Jennifer Hill, Lake County
1st Vice-Chairmman Jim Richards, Lady Lake
Immediate Past Chairman Ray Goodgame, Clermont
At-Large Representative Joe Wynkoop, Montverde

2009 Horizon Award Winners
Keep Lake Moving: Lake County Public Transportation
Keep Sumter Moving: Sumter County Administration
Small Municipality: City of Bushnell
Large Municipality: City of Leesburg
Volunteer of the Year: Scot Hartle
Regional Partner: Florida Central Railroad
Leadership Award: Lake County Commissioner Elaine Renick

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Public Meeting: Little Lake Harris Bridge Repair Project
Residents and commuters in the Tavares area are invited to attend a public meeting by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) that’ll provide details about a project to repair and rehabilitate the State Road (S.R.) 19 Bridge over Little Lake Harris. The meeting takes place Thursday, January 14, 2010, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Lake County Agriculture Office, located at 1951 Woodlea Road, Tavares.

Joint Report on the Mobility Fee Methodology Study

Florida Department of Transportation 2010/11 - 2014/15 Tentative Work Program
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has released its Tentative Work Program (TWP) for FY 2010/11-2014/15. Based on current revenue/allocation estimates, these projects are anticipated to be incorporated into the Lake~Sumter Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) updated five-year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) in mid-2010. These are new projects to be funded. They could change between now and July based on updated estimates and will require final acceptance by the Florida Transportation Commission, Florida Legislature and the Governor.
Anticipated New Projects for Lake County
Anticipated New Projects for Sumter County
Lake and Sumter Counties Tentative Projects List

Lake-Sumter MPO 2008/09 Federal Obligations
Section 134 of Title 23, United State Code, requires that an annual listing of projects for which federal funds have been obligated in the preceding year (10/01/2008-09/30/2009) shall be published or otherwise made available by the metropolitan planning organizations for public review. The listing for the Lake~Sumter MPO is provided, below.  Reports for other MPO areas in Florida are available at the Florida Department of Transportation web site.

American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)[Federal Economic Stimulus Package]

The Lake~Sumter Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Governing Board adopted its Federal Economic Stimulus Transportation Project Priority List on Wednesday, February 25, 2009, in anticipation of funds being made available for transportation infrastructure projects through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. As a result, ARRA funding was allocated to several transportation projects in our region, including the widening of a portion of US 27 in South Lake County to six lanes, several roadway resurfacing projects in Lake and Sumter Counties, a pedestrian improvement project in the Lake Panasoffkee area, as well as capital and maintenance for LakeXpress.

The MPO is currently preparing for an anticipated second round of Stimulus funding later in the Summer, to be made available, potentially, from unused allocations from the first round.  The MPO adopted an updated Federal Economic Stimulus Transportation Project Priority List at its Governing Board Meeting on May 27, 2009.  This list, in addition to providing our updated project prioritization for ARRA funding, also summarizes those projects that were funded in the first round, deemed ineligible, and newly requested since the first round.