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Wake Transit Public Engagement Policy
Bonnie Parker / Bret Martin, MPO Staff
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The Public Engagement Policy is designed to provide a high-level overview of what the public can expect from public engagement activities associated with the implementation of the Wake Transit Plan, while retaining flexibility in the way individual project teams and agencies carry out their work. The draft Wake Transit Public Engagement Policy was reviewed and has been recommended for approval by the TPAC (November 2018), the GoTriangle Planning & Policy Committee (December 2018), and the CAMPO TCC (January 2019). The CAMPO Executive Board received a presentation on the draft Policy and opened the Public Hearing at their November meeting. The Executive Board will continue and close the public hearing before considering approval of the policy at the meeting on January 16. Similarly, the GoTriangle Board of Trustees will consider approval at their meeting on January 23.
As of the public comment deadline of January 4, a few comments have been received from community stakeholder group representatives and an updated report on comments will be shared with the Executive Board at their January meeting. Currently, the primary changes to the document include the addition of a guiding principle, “Timely” to refer to making concerted efforts to be as transparent as feasible in a timely manner, and image/visual updates to the general format of the Policy document.
Requested Action: Action Continue and then close public hearing. Adopt the Wake Transit Public Engagement Policy.