Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This layer includes all of the DeSoto County public comments collected from the County and Municipal Staff meeting on 12/20/2024 and the Underserved Communities meeting on 1/7/2025 used to rank the AAA's. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Date of creation: 4/15/2025</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;font-size:14pt">The CFRPC Critical Assets – Polylines feature class provides a spatial inventory of essential facilities and other discrete infrastructure in the CFRPC region. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;font-size:16pt">These assets fall into five groups:</SPAN></P><OL><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Critical Community and Emergency Facilities </SPAN><SPAN>Affordable Public Housing, Colleges and Universities, Community Centers, Correctional Facilities, Disaster Recovery Centers, Emergency Medical Service Facilities, Emergency Operation Centers, Fire Stations, Health Care Facilities, Hospitals, Law Enforcement Facilities, Local Government Facilities, Logistical Staging Areas, Risk Shelter Inventory, Schools, State Government Facilities.</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Critical Infrastructure </SPAN><SPAN>Communications Facilities, Disaster Debris Management Sites, Drinking Water Facilities, Electric Production and Supply Facilities, Military Installations, Solid and Hazardous Waste Facilities, Stormwater Treatment Facilities and Pump Stations, Wastewater Treatment Facilities and Lift Stations, Water Utility Conveyance Systems.</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Natural, Cultural, and Historical Resources </SPAN><SPAN>Conservation Lands, Historical and Cultural Assets, Parks, Shorelines, Surface Waters, Wetlands.</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Transportation and Evacuation Routes </SPAN><SPAN>Airports, Bridges, Bus Terminals, Major Roadways, Marinas, Ports, Rail Facilities, Railroad Bridges.</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Locally Provided Data </SPAN><SPAN>Assets identified by local jurisdictions that are not otherwise categorized.</SPAN></P></LI></OL><P><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;font-size:16pt">Local Jurisdictions (Cities and Towns):</SPAN></P><UL><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">DeSoto County:</SPAN><SPAN> Arcadia</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Hardee County</SPAN><SPAN>: Bowling Green, Wauchula, Zolfo Springs</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Highlands County: </SPAN><SPAN>Avon Park, Lake Placid, Sebring</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Polk County: </SPAN><SPAN>Auburndale, Bartow, Davenport, Dundee, Eagle Lake, Fort Meade, Frostproof, Haines City, Lake Alfred, Lake Hamilton, Lake Wales, Lakeland, Mulberry, Polk City, Winter Haven</SPAN></P></LI></UL><P><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;font-size:16pt">Source Entities </SPAN></P><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:14pt">Statewide Contributors</SPAN></P><UL><LI><P><SPAN>BAR – Bureau of Archaeological Research</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>DHS – Department of Homeland Security</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>EPA – Environmental Protection Agency</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>FDEM – Florida Division of Emergency Management</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>FHDC – Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>FDEP – Florida Department of Environmental Protection</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>FDOT – Florida Department of Transportation</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>FWC – Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>NAI – Florida Natural Areas Inventory</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>NWFWMD – Northwest Florida Water Management District</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>SFWMD – South Florida Water Management District</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>SJRWMD – St. Johns River Water Management District</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>SWFWMD – Southwest Florida Water Management District</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>USACE – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>USDOT-BTS – U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>USGS NSD – U.S. Geological Survey, National Structures Dataset</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>USGS NTD – U.S. Geological Survey, National Transportation Dataset</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>USGS NHD – U.S. Geological Survey, National Hydrography Dataset</SPAN></P></LI></UL><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:14pt">Counties (CFRPC Region)</SPAN></P><UL><LI><P><SPAN>DeSoto County</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Hardee County</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Highlands County</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Polk County</SPAN></P></LI></UL><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:14pt">Cities & Towns by County</SPAN></P><UL><LI><P><SPAN>DeSoto County: Arcadia</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Hardee County: Bowling Green, Wauchula, Zolfo Springs</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Highlands County: Avon Park, Lake Placid, Sebring</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Polk County: Auburndale, Bartow, Davenport, Dundee, Eagle Lake, Fort Meade, Frostproof, Haines City, Lake Alfred, Lake Hamilton, Lake Wales, Lakeland, Mulberry, Polk City, and Winter Haven</SPAN></P></LI></UL><P STYLE="text-align:Justify;"><SPAN /></P><P STYLE="text-align:Justify;"><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;font-size:14pt">Counts By Asset Group / Asset Type</SPAN></P><P STYLE="text-align:Justify;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Natural, Cultural, & Historical Resources </SPAN></P><UL><LI><P STYLE="text-align:Justify;"><SPAN>Historical and Cultural Assets </SPAN></P></LI><LI><P STYLE="text-align:Justify;"><SPAN>Shorelines </SPAN></P></LI><LI><P STYLE="text-align:Justify;"><SPAN>Surface Water </SPAN></P></LI></UL><P STYLE="text-align:Justify;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Transportation & Evacuation Routes </SPAN></P><UL><LI><P STYLE="text-align:Justify;"><SPAN>Rail Facilities </SPAN></P></LI><LI><P STYLE="text-align:Justify;"><SPAN>Railroad Bridges</SPAN></P></LI></UL><P STYLE="text-align:Justify;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Critical Infrastructure </SPAN></P><UL><LI><P STYLE="text-align:Justify;"><SPAN>Electric Production and Supply Facilities </SPAN></P></LI><LI><P STYLE="text-align:Justify;"><SPAN>Stormwater Treatment Facilities and Pump Stations </SPAN></P></LI></UL></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) – Original Balmoral dataset
Central Florida Regional Planning Council (CFRPC) – Regional compilation and processing
DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, and Polk Counties and their local jurisdictions – Local input and refinement (listed above)
Statewide source entities (listed above)
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This layer includes all of the adaptation action areas identified for review in the identification of Adaptation Action Areas for DeSoto County.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Date of Creation: 3/17/2025</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>