The City of Ocala will be hosting two informational sessions next week regarding a proposed second parking garage in downtown Ocala.
Both sessions will be held on Wednesday, February 16 at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (15 SE Osceola Avenue). The first session begins at 12 p.m. and the second session starts at 5:30 p.m.
The meetings are free and open to the public.
During these sessions, city staff will review the site selection methodology which includes factors such as location, size, value, projected parking capacity, infrastructure impacts, and proximity to future development sites.
According to the city, both sessions will present the same information, and a virtual option is also available for anyone who is unable to attend in person.
The public sessions will be accessible in real-time via Zoom:
- Click here to join the Zoom meeting.
- Enter the meeting ID: 981 2875 0981.
- Enter the passcode: Ocala.
- Or access the meeting via the call-in number: 1-929-205-6099 (New York) or 1-301-715-8592 (Washington, D.C.). Both call-in numbers will use the above-listed meeting ID.
- Livestream comments and questions will be disabled during both sessions. Public comments may be submitted separately.
If anyone is unable to attend these sessions and would like to provide comments to the Ocala City Council, please send those comments via email (to: citycouncil@ocalafl.org) or via mail to: Ocala City Clerk, 110 SE Watula Avenue, Ocala, FL 34471.
All comments that are received or postmarked by 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1 will be included as part of that city council meeting’s official record.