NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION FOR AN INDIVIDUAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE PERMIT BY THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION FOR AN INDIVIDUAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE PERMIT BY THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT Notice is hereby given that the Southwest Florida Water Management District has received Environmental Resource Permit Application Number 916583 from Polk County. Application received: April 29, 2025. Proposed Activity: Polk County proposes a section of the existing 2-lane rural Holly Hill Road and the construction of a new alignment to interconnect Florida Development Road. The proposed alignment includes safety-related shoulder widening on a short segment of Florida Development Road. Florida Development Road will follow its existing alignment while improving connectivity to the proposed roadway alignment at the intersection with Holly Hill Road. Other improvements include milling, resurfacing, and construction of sidewalk gaps and associated Stormwater Management Systems. Project Name: Holly Hill Road/Florida Development Road. Project Size: 14.48 acres. Location: Holly Hill is in the northeastern portion of Polk County, Florida on the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Gum Lake Quadrangle Map in Sections 8 and 5, Township 27 South, Range 27 East, and Sections 32, 29, 20 and 17 Township 26 South, Range 27 East. The Holly Hill Road project limits extend from south of Almansa Street and Holly Hill Road to the intersection of Florida Development Road and US 27. The total length of the project is approximately 1.05 miles. Outstanding Florida Water: No. Aquatic Preserve: No. Wetland Impacts: No. The application is available for public inspection Monday through Friday at 7601 U.S. Highway 301 North, Tampa, Florida 33637 or through the "Application & Permit Search Tools" function on the District's website at www.watermatters.org/permits/ . NOTICE OF RIGHTS Interested persons may inspect a copy of the application and submit written comments concerning the application. Comments must include the permit application number and be received within 14 days from the date of this notice. If you wish to be notified of intended agency action or an opportunity to request an administrative hearing regarding the application, you must send a written request referencing the permit application number to the Southwest Florida Water Management District, Regulation Bureau, 7601 U.S. Highway North 301 North, Tampa, Florida 33637 or submit your request through the District's website at www.watermatters.org The District does not discriminate based on disability. Anyone requiring accommodation under the ADA should contact the Regulation Bureau at (813)985-7481 or 1(800)836-0797, TDD only 1(800)231-6103. December 4 2025 LSAR0417016