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Council questions scope of MPO's Safe Streets plan and FDOT authority over local projects
Summary
Council members said Punta Gorda will consider a resolution to support Charlotte County and Punta Gorda Metropolitan Planning Organization's Safe Streets and Roads for All plan but expressed concern city approval might be read as consent for future FDOT projects such as roundabouts.
At a Punta Gorda pre-agenda session councilors discussed a proposed resolution to adopt the Charlotte County / Punta Gorda Metropolitan Planning Organization's Safe Streets and Roads for All comprehensive safety action plan and asked how much control the city retains over specific future projects.
Council member Janine Polk raised concern that approving the MPO plan could be interpreted in the future as city approval for specific projects such as…
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