Notice is hereby given that the Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) will hold a public meeting on Monday March 19, 2012 at 10:00 am regarding an amendment(s) to the Bismarck-Mandan 2012-2015 TIP. The meeting will be held in conjunction with the regularly scheduled meeting of the Bismarck-Mandan MPO Technical Advisory Committee located at the Bis-Man Transit facility training room at 3750 East Rosser Avenue, Bismarck, ND.
The purpose of the meeting is to provide an opportunity for public involvement in the review of proposed amendments to projects for the 2012-2015 TIP. The proposed amendments include adding and modifying various projects in the 2012-2015 TIP. The TIP includes federally funded metropolitan area transportation projects over a four year time frame.
Furthermore the public is notified that the proposed amendments to the 2012-2015 TIP will be available on the MPO web-page at www.bismarck.org/MPO , beginning Saturday March 3, 2012. The proposed amendments will also be available for citizens to review at the Bismarck Community Development Office, 221 North 5th Street, Bismarck, North Dakota. Following the consideration of citizen’s comments, the proposed amendments will be presented to the MPO Policy Board for possible adoption as part of the 2012-2015 TIP.
The public is invited to attend the public meeting, or submit written comments directed to Ben Ehreth of the MPO no later than 5pm Friday, March 16, 2012, to P.O. Box 5503, Bismarck, ND, 58506. Written comments may also be faxed to (701) 222-6450 or e-mailed to Mr. Ehreth. Comments which are faxed or e-mailed should be specifically identified as public input on the proposed changes to the 2012-2015 TIP. Contact Ben Ehreth, MPO Planner at (701) 355-1840 for additional information.
The MPO’s public participation process is being followed within this notice. The public meeting facility is accessible to mobility impaired individuals. For individuals requiring special needs related but not limited to, hearing or visual impairment, or language interpretive services, please contact MPO staff at (701) 355-1840.