Leon County Board of County Commissioners
Miccosukee Canopy Road Greenway Citizen's Committee
Provides input to staff on the future goals and objectives for the updates to the ten-year management plan for the Miccosukee Canopy Road Greenway. The Committee has the responsibility of collecting public input and making recommendations to staff regarding the ten-year management plan goals and objectives for submittal to the State for final approval.
Section 259.032(8)(b), Florida Statutes
Resolution No. 24-1 adopted January 23, 2024
Resolution No. 24-1 adopted January 23, 2024
Decision Making Committee
Section 259.032(8)(b), Florida Statutes, requires members of this advisory group shall include, at a minimum representatives of:
- the lead land managing agency,
- comanaging entities,
- local private property owners,
- the appropriate soil and water conservation district,
- a local conservation organization,
- a local elected official, and
- If habitat or potentially restorable habitat for imperiled species is located on state lands, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall be included on any advisory group, to provide input into the management plan (for parcels over 160 acres)
ten-year management plan for the Miccosukee Canopy Road Greenway
The Committee shall have 14 members, with each of the following organizations appointing one member:
a) Director of the Leon County Parks & Recreation Department, or designee, to serve as the statutorily required representative of the lead land managing agency;
a) Director of the Leon County Parks & Recreation Department, or designee, to serve as the statutorily required representative of the lead land managing agency;
b) Director of the Leon County Cooperative Extension, or designee, to serve as the statutorily required representative of the co-managing entities;
c) Director of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection – Greenways and Trails Program, or designee, to serve as the statutorily required representative of the co-managing entities;
d) Director of the Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department, or designee, to serve as the statutorily required representative of the co-managing entities;
e) President of the Friends of the Miccosukee Canopy Road Greenway, or other designated board member, to serve as the statutorily required representative of a local conservation organization;
f) The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Chief, or designee, to serve as the statutorily required representative for habitat or potentially restorable habitat for imperiled species located on state lands;
g) The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Director of the Division of Agricultural Environmental Services, or designee, to serve as the serve as the statutorily required representative for habitat or potentially restorable habitat for imperiled species located on state lands;
h) One member of the Leon County Soil & Water Conservation District, to serve as the statutorily required representative of the appropriate soil and water conservation district;
i) One County Commissioner, to be appointed by the full Board, to serve as the statutorily required local elected official;
j) The Executive Director of the Westminster Oaks Neighborhood to serve as the statutorily required local private property owner;
k) The President of the Hillwood Homeowners Association, or other designated board member, to serve as serve as the statutorily required local private property owner.
l) The President of Capital City Cyclists, or other board member designee, to serve as a representative of bike trail users;
m) The President of the Southern Trailriders Association, or other board member designee, to serve as a representative of equestrian trail users;
n) The President of the Gulf Winds Track Club, or other board member designee, to serve as a representative of running trail users
n) The President of the Gulf Winds Track Club, or other board member designee, to serve as a representative of running trail users
1-Year(s) Expiring December 31
Maximum Number of Terms: 1
Maximum Number of Terms: 1
Maggie Theriot, Director, Office of Resource Stewardship
Leon Countly
1907 S. Monroe St
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 606-5000
email: theriotm@leoncountyfl.gov
| 1 | Heidecker, Amanda | 09/13/2023 | 1 | 09/13/2023 | 12/31/2024 | 1 Year(s) | Director of Parks & Rec Dept. (lead land managing agency) | Director of Leon County Parks & Recreation Dept. |
| 2 | Tancig, Mark | 10/02/2023 | 1 | 10/02/2023 | 12/31/2024 | 1 Year(s) | Cooperative Extension Director's designee (co-managing entity rep) | Director of Leon County Cooperative Extension |
| 3 | Baldwin, Justin | 09/19/2023 | 1 | 09/19/2023 | 12/31/2024 | 1 Year(s) | FDEP Greenways & Trails Program designee (co-managing entity rep) | Director FDEP Greenways & Trails Program |
| 4 | Harbin, Laurel | 01/22/2024 | 1 | 01/22/2024 | 12/31/2024 | 1 Year(s) | Planning Dept. Director (co-managing entity rep) | Director Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Dept. |
| 5 | Bidlingmaier, Ann E. | 03/29/2024 | 1 | 03/29/2024 | 12/31/2024 | 1 Year(s) | Friends of Miccosukee Canopy Road Greenway (local conservation organization rep) | President of the Friends of Miccosukee Canopy Road Greenway |
| 6 | Blunden, Claire Sunquist | 02/12/2024 | 1 | 02/12/2024 | 12/31/2025 | 1 Year(s) | Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (rep for imperiled species habitat on state lands) | Chief of the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission |
| 7 | Walters, Harris | 10/04/2023 | 1 | 10/04/2023 | 12/31/2024 | 1 Year(s) | FDACS Division of Agricultural Environmental Services Director's designee (rep for imperiled species habitat on state lands) | Director of the FDACS Division of Agricultural Environmental Services |
| 8 | Billingsley, James Richard | 10/30/2023 | 1 | 10/30/2023 | 12/31/2024 | 1 Year(s) | Leon County Soil & Water Conservation District | Leon County Soil & Water Conservation District |
| 9 | O'Keefe, David T. | 09/12/2023 | 1 | 09/12/2023 | 12/31/2024 | 1 Year(s) | County Commissioner (elected official) | Board of County Commissioners |
| 10 | Sauls, Shannon | 09/18/2023 | 1 | 09/18/2023 | 12/31/2024 | 1 Year(s) | Westminster Oaks Community (private property owner) | Executive Director of the Westminster Oaks Community |
| 11 | Janasiewicz, Lynn S | 09/20/2023 | 1 | 09/20/2023 | 12/31/2024 | 1 Year(s) | Hillwood Homeowners Association, designated Board member (private property owners) | President of Hillwood Homeowners Association |
| 12 | Draper, Eric | 09/18/2023 | 1 | 09/18/2023 | 12/31/2024 | 1 Year(s) | Capital City Cyclists designee (bike trail users rep) | President of Capital City Cyclists |
| 13 | Noyes, Susan Goree | 12/19/2023 | 1 | 12/19/2023 | 12/31/2024 | 1 Year(s) | Southern Trailriders Association (equestrian trail users rep) | President of Southern Trailriders Association |
| 14 | McDaniel, Jerry | 09/20/2023 | 1 | 09/20/2023 | 12/31/2024 | 1 Year(s) | Gulf Winds Track Club (running trail users rep) | President of Gulf Winds Track Club |