Public Meetings

Public Meeting No. 4

280 People Attend Fourth Public Meeting
Public Meeting No. 4 was held Nov. 5, 2003, at Mars Area Middle School. The project team provided an update on engineering and environmental studies and gathered public input on the alternatives being carried forward. Information presented at the public meeting was also available via a virtual public meeting on the project website. More than 400 people viewed the virtual public meeting featured on this website.

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Public Meeting No. 3

812 People Attended Third Public Meeting
An Open House Public Meeting was held on Monday, November 18, 2002, at Mars Area Middle School from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting was to present the reduced alternatives and receive public input on those reduced alternatives.

The public had the opportunity to attend a presentation, which was held periodically throughout the evening, and to interact one-to-one with Project Team members. Public comments were noted and will be considered as the project continues.

It is anticipated that the next public meeting will be held in the summer of 2003.

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Public Meeting No.2

386 People Attended Second Public Meeting
Public Meeting No.2 was an open house format held Thursday, August 8, 2002, at Mars Area High School from 5 to 8 p.m. The purpose of this meeting was to present to the public the 18 preliminary alternatives, explain the Department's project development process and schedule, present the potential effects of the alternatives on sensitive features and environmental impacts and present the project needs.

Visitors to the open house had the opportunity to view the preliminary alternatives map and ask the Project Team members questions individually. Presentations were held throughout the evening to provide an overview of this phase of the project. Public input was recorded and will be considered as the Project Team begins to select which alternatives will be carried forward into detailed study.

At the next public meeting this fall, the public will be presented with a smaller number of alternatives.

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Public Meeting No.1

350 People Attended First Public Meeting
Two identical public open house meetings were held June 20 and 21, 2001 between 5:00 and 8:00 p.m. at the Mars Area Middle School. The meetings were conducted in an open house format with periodic presentations.

Approximately 350 visitors to the open house had an opportunity to interact with Project Team members on a one-to-one basis. The Project Team received valuable information from the public regarding current and planned development, traffic and safety issues, historic and cultural resources, and environmental concerns throughout the project area. This input is currently under review.

The purpose of the meeting was to introduce the project to the public, explain the project development process and project schedule, present existing traffic information and discuss the project needs process, solicit interest in Community Advisory Committee membership, receive public input about the project and to debut the project web site.