Public Involvement

One of the first documents developed during the PD&E Study, the Public Involvement Program (PIP), is used to identify potential social and economic effects of the project, establish pro-active public outreach programs that will be maintained through completion of the study and to incorporate input from the elected/appointed officials, residents, governmental agencies, business owners and interested persons into the improvement design process. The main goals of the program are to:

• Facilitate involvement and participation from the affected community

• Distribute pertinent project related information,

• Solicit public input to the development of improvement alternatives,

• Incorporate public input into the decision-making process, and;

• Determine the level of project acceptance.

The PIP identifies the following opportunities for those interested in the project to gather information and to be involved in the project:

• Agency Coordination

• Alternatives Public Meeting

• Meetings with Community leaders including: MPO’s, City and County Commission meetings, and others as the need arises

• Public Hearing

• Project Newsletters

• Project Flyers

• Notifications in the Local Media

• This web site