A public meeting to receive public comments on the scope of the proposed TARMAC limestone mine in south Levy County will take place Thursday, March 27, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Tommy Usher Center in Chiefland. Another public meeting will take place in Inglis on Wednesday, March 26. Public Invited to Attend Scoping Meetings on the Tarmac King Road Limestone Mine Environmental Impact
Statement
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold two public meetings to receive comments on the scope of the Tarmac King Road Limestone Mine Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The EIS will evaluate the potential impacts of further rock mining in wetlands in southern Levy County, Florida. The mining area includes approximately 4,800
acres, of which 2,700 acres will be mined, and is located five miles north of the town of Inglis. The public is invited to participate in an open exchange of information and submission of comments on the scope of the EIS, the environmental and socioeconomic issues to be addressed, and the alternatives to be considered.
The meetings will be held on Wednesday March 26, 2008 at the Inglis Community Center, 137 Highway 40 West, Inglis, FL 34449 and Thursday March 27, 2008 at the Tommy Usher Community Center, 506 Southwest 4th Avenue, Chiefland, FL 32626-0121. 5:30 pm - Registration, sign up to present oral comments, opportunity to
review exhibits/information. (Preregistration available at www.kingroadeis.com through March 25, 2008 at 4pm) 6:15 p.m. - Meeting begins with a presentation of information on the EIS 7:00 p.m. -Public is invited to ask questions on the EIS process 7:15 p.m. - Public may provide oral comments on scope of the EIS 9:00 p.m. - Meeting ends
Oral comments will be recorded. Comments may also be submitted in writing to:
Mr. Edward P. Sarfert, USACE, Regufatory Division, 41 North Jefferson St., Suite 111, Pensacola, FL 32502-5794
Tel.: 850-439-9533 through the website: www.kingroadeis.com,
or via email: edward.R .sarfert@usace.army.mil
The scoping comment period ends on April 26, 2008. | 
