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TPO board adds Fort Hamer/I‑75 interchange to unfunded needs list, voting 12–1
Summary
After debate about process and relevance to the Access 2050 draft, the TPO voted 12–1 to add a proposed Fort Hamer/I‑75 interchange as an unfunded needs item so it can be studied further without committing funding.
Commissioner Miller moved to add a proposed Fort Hamer interchange at I‑75 to the LRTP's unfunded needs list so the project could be studied; the motion was seconded and debated at length. Executive Director Johnny Wong explained the practical effect: adding the dotted line to the map would flag the project for future study without committing funding. "The motion was to include a proposed interchange at Fort Hamer and I 75 for the unfunded needs list," the executive director clarified.
Board members expressed different views about timing and whether the item was germane to the draft cost‑feasible plan, but after a roll call vote the motion passed 12–1. Staff said the addition would allow the project to appear as an unfunded need on maps returned to the board with the draft LRTP, and that any future approvals or funding decisions would require the standard public hearing and adoption process.
