Public Comment Period: Metro COG 2022-2025 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Notice is hereby given that the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments (Metro COG) is opening a public comment period for the update of the 2022-2025 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).

Published June 30, 2021 at 3:01 AM

Public Comment Period: Metro COG 2022-2025 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
Notice is hereby given that the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments (Metro COG) is opening a public comment period for the update of the 2022-2025 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Metro COG is encouraging citizens to participate virtually or in-person. Several public meetings will be held during the public comment period. The first public meeting will occur during the Policy Board meeting on Thursday, July 15, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. at 1 2nd Street N, Suite 232, Fargo, ND. To participate in the July 15 meeting or to comment on the Draft TIP, please visit the TIP webpage: www.fmme trocog.org/Draft/TIP/Participate or contact Luke Champa, Assistant Transportation Planner, with the contact information listed at the bottom of this notice. A draft version of the TIP will be available for review on the website on July 2, 2021. The draft will be presented at the Metro COG Policy Board meeting on July 15, during which Metro COG will accept public comments. Two additional public meetings will be held during the public comment period, one being a public open house, and the other a public hearing opportunity prior to formal adoption of the 2022-2025 TIP, which is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, September 16, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. The final dates, times, and locations of the public open house and public hearing will be placed in an additional legal notice in the Forum, sent out via Metro COG's Public Participation Plan distribution lists.
The purpose of these virtual meetings is to provide the public an opportunity to participate in the development of the Final Metro COG 2022-2025 TIP for the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area (FM Area). The TIP coordinates and schedules transportation projects (i.e., highway, street, bikeway, pedestrian, transit, safety, enhancements, and other multimodal transportation-related improvements) in the FM Area over the next four years, thereby making these projects eligible for federal assistance.
A copy of the Draft Metro COG 2022-2025 TIP can be reviewed on Metro COG's webpage starting July 2, 2021, and will be presented at all virtual public meetings regarding the Draft TIP as referenced above. A digital copy of the Draft Metro COG 2022-2025 TIP will also be posted online at www.fmmetrocog.org/Draft/TIP/Participate during the entirety of the public comment period. To ensure your comments are received prior to the meeting on July 15, 2021, please submit them by 12:00 p.m. and reference which project(s) your comments address. If you would like to appear via video or audio link for a 3-5 minute comment on a matter related to the TIP at the July 15, 2021 meeting, please provide your e-mail address and contact information to Metro COG contact shown below at least one business day prior to the meeting.
Physical copies of the Draft TIP may be requested by contacting, Luke Champa, Assistant Transportation Planner, with the contact information listed at the bottom of this notice.
The public is invited to attend this virtual public meeting on July 15, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. and all subsequent public meetings, or to submit written comments to Metro COG during the comment period. If additional information is required, please contact Luke Champa, Assistant Transportation Planner, with the contact information listed at the bottom of this notice.
Metro COG is committed to ensuring all individuals regardless of race, color, sex, age, national origin, disability/handicap, sexual orientation, or income status have access to Metro COG's programs and services. Meeting facilities will be accessible to mobility impaired individuals. Metro COG will make a good faith effort to accommodate requests for translation services for meeting proceedings and related materials. Please contact Luke Champa, Assistant Transportation Planner, with the contact information listed below, at least five days in advance of the meeting if any special accommodations are required for any member of the public to be able to participate in the meeting.
Contact: Luke Champa, Assistant Transportation Planner, direct: (701) 532-5107,
email: champa@fmmetrocog.org
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