Amador County – The Amador County Transportation Commission on Wednesday approved a stakeholder working group, designed as a way for public interests to provide input on the ongoing Pine Grove/Highway 88 Corridor Project. Neil Peacock, Program Manager for the Amador County Transportation Commission, said the project proposal includes 12 different alternatives for route modifications at a price tag “not to exceed $40 million,” and the stakeholder group will “provide feedback to the technical experts in our consultant team.” Peacock and other representatives from ACTC and Caltrans explained the most recent project plan to approximately 140 concerned or interested citizens at the Pine Grove Town Hall on April 7. At that meeting, multiple area residents expressed concern over who the group will include, including Gary Reinoehl, who said past projects have subsequently altered the amount of representatives to include fewer citizens in the participation process. In a memo to ACTC Wednesday, Community Outreach Consultant Leslie Regos said the stakeholder group will be “in addition to the general community meetings” and “serve as the ‘voice’ of the Pine Grove community-at-large and be responsible to reflect the full range of values and interests that is embodied in the Pine Grove community.” The working group membership will consist of six community groups, four businesses and five agencies. These include the Pine Grove Civic Improvement Club, Pine Grove Town Council, Upcountry Community Center, Aces Waste Services, Amador Fire Protection District, the CHP, Caltrans and Pine Grove Elementary. Regos said other groups, including the County, Sierra Club, Amador Water Agency, Foothill Conservancy and Kirkwood Ski Resort, will “be consulted through one-to-one communications as part of the CEQA/NEPA project development process.” Regos said the stakeholder group “is formatted to equitably represent the diversity of interests in the Pine Grove community, while ensuring the total group size can be effectively facilitated within the project schedule.” She said the group will “screen out the unfeasible alternatives and build agreement on a feasible set of alternatives that can be carried forward to environmental evaluation and conceptual design.” She called consistent participation “critical” as a way to “alleviate backtracking and revisiting of information.” The stakeholders were selected by Regos, and Peacock said she “will be authorized to proceed with her recommended process upon approval of the consent agenda.” ACTC unanimously approved of the agenda. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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ACTC Approves Stakeholder Working Group For Pine Grove 88 Corridor Project
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Amador County – The Amador County Transportation Commission on Wednesday approved a stakeholder working group, designed as a way for public interests to provide input on the ongoing Pine Grove/Highway 88 Corridor Project. Neil Peacock, Program Manager for the Amador County Transportation Commission, said the project proposal includes 12 different alternatives for route modifications at a price tag “not to exceed $40 million,” and the stakeholder group will “provide feedback to the technical experts in our consultant team.” Peacock and other representatives from ACTC and Caltrans explained the most recent project plan to approximately 140 concerned or interested citizens at the Pine Grove Town Hall on April 7. At that meeting, multiple area residents expressed concern over who the group will include, including Gary Reinoehl, who said past projects have subsequently altered the amount of representatives to include fewer citizens in the participation process. In a memo to ACTC Wednesday, Community Outreach Consultant Leslie Regos said the stakeholder group will be “in addition to the general community meetings” and “serve as the ‘voice’ of the Pine Grove community-at-large and be responsible to reflect the full range of values and interests that is embodied in the Pine Grove community.” The working group membership will consist of six community groups, four businesses and five agencies. These include the Pine Grove Civic Improvement Club, Pine Grove Town Council, Upcountry Community Center, Aces Waste Services, Amador Fire Protection District, the CHP, Caltrans and Pine Grove Elementary. Regos said other groups, including the County, Sierra Club, Amador Water Agency, Foothill Conservancy and Kirkwood Ski Resort, will “be consulted through one-to-one communications as part of the CEQA/NEPA project development process.” Regos said the stakeholder group “is formatted to equitably represent the diversity of interests in the Pine Grove community, while ensuring the total group size can be effectively facilitated within the project schedule.” She said the group will “screen out the unfeasible alternatives and build agreement on a feasible set of alternatives that can be carried forward to environmental evaluation and conceptual design.” She called consistent participation “critical” as a way to “alleviate backtracking and revisiting of information.” The stakeholders were selected by Regos, and Peacock said she “will be authorized to proceed with her recommended process upon approval of the consent agenda.” ACTC unanimously approved of the agenda. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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