NOTICE OF GENERAL PUBLIC HEARING

for the Adoption of the 2014-2019 Transportation Improvement Program

NOTICE OF GENERAL PUBLIC HEARING

for the

Adoption of the 2014-2019 Transportation

Improvement Program

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Franklin County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday, September 25, 2013, at 9:00 am., or as soon thereafter as possible, at the County Commissioners Chambers at the Franklin County Courthouse, 1016 N. 4th Avenue, Pasco, Washington.

The purpose of the public hearing is to review the proposed Transportation Improvement Program for Franklin County for the 2014-2019 period. As part of the Federal Highway Administration’s allocation of funding, each state is required to submit a six-year Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP). The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) compiles its plan from the regional Transportation Improvement Plans submitted by the local jurisdictions.

The Franklin County Transportation Improvement Plan for 2014-2019 covers the anticipated projects for the next six years, regardless of funding source. The first four years of the plan are fiscally constrained. Per Section 36.81.121 RCW, the Board of Franklin County Commissioners will hold a public meeting to considered the proposed Transportation Improvement Plan and hear testimony in favor of or in opposition to its adoption.

A Spanish interpreter will be available. The Commissioners’ Chambers are handicap accessible. Arrangements to reasonably accommodate special needs, including handicap accessibility or interpreter, will be made upon receiving 24-hour advance notice. Please contact the Commissioners’ Office at (509) 545-3535.

(Published September 12 and September 19, 2013, in the Franklin County Graphic.)