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Public Involvement
The goals of the Public Involvement process include:
- Involving key groups (i.e. steering committee members, local governments, NCDOT, and the general
public, etc.) in order to gain feedback into the desires of each community along the corridor
- Informing key groups about the study process and results
- Integrating public feedback into the draft plan
The following groups are included as key publics for this study:
- Consultant Team
- Corridor Steering Committee (comprised of local governments, regional planners, community
representatives, and business organizations)
- Elected Officials
- General Public
The Corridor Steering Committee meets on a monthly basis, and meetings with elected officials
were held from December 2003 through February 2004. The first round of public meetings was held
in each participating county in November 2003. They served to inform the public of the purpose
of and need for the study, as well as to gain insight into the needs of the individual
communities and local residents along the corridor. The next and final round of public
meetings were held in March 2004. These meetings served as a forum to receive comments on a
comprehensive land use and transportation plan for the corridor.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), was drafted by the project team asking local communities
to commit to the study's land use and transportation recommendations. The MOU is anticipated
to be adopted by participating communities by late 2005/early 2006.
The following materials have been used to promote effective Public Involvement:
- Monthly Corridor Newsletter (emailed to residents, home owner's associations, elected
officials, along the corridor; also posted on city/county
websites for general public review)
- Media Releases (sent to print, television, radio organizations surrounding the
communities along the corridor)
- Corridor Flyer and Postcard
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