PUBLIC NOTICE: MPO Board Regular Meeting and Joint Meeting with Charlotte County-Punta Gorda MPO on January 26, 2026

NOTIFICATION IS GIVEN that the Sarasota/Manatee MPO will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, January 26, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. followed by a Joint Meeting with the Charlotte County-Punta Gorda MPO at 11:00 a.m., at the DoubleTree by Hilton located at 8009 15th Street East, Sarasota, Florida.

PUBLIC COMMENT: Written comments filed with the MPO will be considered. Meeting materials and information regarding technology and access will be posted to the MPO website at www.mympo.org on Friday, January 16, 2026.

There are five (5) ways for the public to participate:
1. In person at the MPO Regular and Joint Board Meetings by filling out a comment card.
2. Submit a public comment online by visiting the comment box at https://www.mympo.org/get-involved/meetings. Submitted comments will be included as part of the official public record of the meeting.
3. Written comments will be accepted before, during, and after the meeting. All written comments will be included as part of the official public record of the meeting. Please email Lindsay Heinrich, Executive Assistant, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and include your name, email address, and phone number with your written comment.
4. The MPO Regular & Joint Board Meetings will be live streamed on Monday, January 26, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. The public can view the meeting and comment during the meeting at https://www.youtube.com/@MympoOrgSarasotaManatee/streams.5. For those wishing to address members of the Sarasota/Manatee MPO Board directly, you are requested to provide a written request in advance. Please email Lindsay Heinrich, Executive Assistant, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 3:00 p.m. on Friday, January 23, 2026, for your comments to be distributed to MPO Board Members prior to the meeting. Please provide the following information in the email:

a. Subject line (RE): PUBLIC COMMENT FOR JANUARY 26, 2026 MPO BOARD REGULAR or JOINT MEETING.
b. Please include the following information in the body of the email: 1) Name, email, and phone number; 2) The agenda item you wish to address; 3) A summary of your public comment (3000-character limit).
c. Following the receipt of the email, instructions will be sent on how to join the virtual meeting to speak once the Chair calls on you during the public comment period.

The MPO rules of procedure, decorum, and policy governing the public comment period shall be followed, and enforced, in person and virtually. During the public comment period, the Chair will ask the public to speak based on the written requests to speak in the order they are received.

It would greatly help MPO staff if questions and comments could be emailed to Lindsay Heinrich, Executive Assistant, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. PRIOR to the beginning of the meeting, and ideally before 3:00 p.m. on Friday, January 23, 2026.

This notice is published pursuant to the requirements of Federal Laws, Florida Statutes, and MPO Policy. There are no stenographical records by a certified court reporter for the noticed meeting(s) listed above. Accordingly, any person seeking to appeal any decision(s) made at the noticed meeting(s) herein will be responsible for making a verbatim record of the testimony and evidence at the meeting(s) upon which any appeal is to be based.

Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, or family status. Persons who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or persons who require translation services (free of charge) should contact the Sarasota/Manatee MPO at 941-359-5772 at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting.

The MPO’s planning process is conducted in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes. Any person or beneficiary who believes they have been discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or family status may file a complaint with the Sarasota/Manatee MPO Title VI Coordinator by calling 941-359-5772, emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or in writing mailed to Sarasota/Manatee MPO, ATTN: Title VI Coordinator, at 5460-A 63rd Street East, Bradenton, Florida 34203.