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Public Input Meetings for the 2035 Northwest Arkansas Long Range Transportation Plan Update

The Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission, the transportation planning organization in Northwest Arkansas, is currently updating the Long Range Transportation Plan for 2035. Please drop in and share your concerns and opinions on the future of transportation in NW Arkansas.We will be joined by representatives of the CONNETICS Tranportation Group who are conducting a Transit Development Plan for NW Arkansas and are looking forward to your input for this study.

When:

September 7, 2010 from 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM at the Fayetteville Public Library - Walker Community Room  AND

September 9, 2010 from 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM at the Center for Non-Profit at Mercy Hospital, Main Lobby Conference Room, in Rogers

LEGAL NOTICE: Public Meetings in September, 2010          

Request for Statements of Qualifications and Performance Data for Professional Services

Request for statement of qualifications for professional services associated with proposed changes to water quality standards and wastewater discharge requirements: click here for details

Transportation Jobs With Meetings Scheduled 

012126 – Eastern North – South Corridor ( Fayetteville – Rogers ) – (Planning Study) – Public Involvement

• Tuesday, August 10, 2010, The Jones Center (Rooms 227 & 228), 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale . Time: 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, August 11, 2010, Rogers Heritage High School , 1114 South 5^th St. in Rogers. Time: 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.

 Jobs With Meeting Dates Pending

 090204 – Avoca – Gateway NEPA Study (Hwy. 62) – Design Public Hearing (July/Aug)

Please Notice: Long Range Plan Public Input Meetings Coming Up

There will be a series of public input meetings on the update of the Northwest Arkansas Long Range Transportation Plan

The first two meetings will be on:

The Long Range Plan Transportation Survey will be available at these public input sessions but you can also complete the survey online by going to:

Public Opinion Survey Online      or      española en línea de la encuesta

Notice on hazard mitigation plans for Jasper and Newton Counties:

The final drafts of the hazard mitigation plans for Jasper and Newton Counties are available for public viewing online. Go to the http://www.hstcc.org/ website. Send comments to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it before August 27, 2010.

On Thursday, August 19, a meeting of the HSTCC Area Hazard Mitigation Committee will review and accept the plans prior to forwarding on to FEMA for their review and approval.

Copies will be available at the County Clerk's office in the courthouses and at the HSTCC office at 800 E Pennell, Carl Junction, Mo.

A round of public hearings for last opportunity for comment will be on August 26 in the following locations:  (copies will also be available at the public hearings)

9:00 am Joplin – Joplin City Hall basement conference room

11:00 am Carthage- Jasper County Annex 1 Building conference room at 105 N Lincoln

1:00 pm Neosho – Newton County Courthouse conference room

3:00 pm Seneca – Seneca City Hall 

Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Publication:

 The  Northwest Arkansas Transportation Plan (TIP) for Fiscal Years 2010-2013 was approved by the NARTS policy committee/NWA Regional Planning Commission on 2-23-10.  The Northwest Arkansas Regional Study Area (NARTS) Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) for Fiscal Years 2010-2013 ;  Map

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) was approved on May 26, 2010  For more  information click here.  For the  FY 2011 UPWP CLICK HERE.

NONDISCRIMINATION AND SPECIAL NEEDS STATEMENT:

The Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission is a planning organization that serves local units of government in Benton, Madison and Washington Counties, Arkansas. 

This organization is also the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for transportation in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).

Since its formation in 1966, the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission has been working toward making Northwest Arkansas a more desirable place to live and work. Act 26 of 1955 (which provided for the formation of NWARPC) states as its purpose, "... to make those studies and plans for the metropolitan area or region that will guide the unified development of the area, that will eliminate planning duplication and promote economy and efficiency in the coordinated development of the area and the general welfare and prosperity of its people."