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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 7, 2006

Collin County seeks input for Mobility Plan 2006 Update

(McKinney, TX) – Collin County is sponsoring a Public Meeting on Thursday, February 16, to receive public comments on development of the Collin County Mobility Plan 2006 Update. The meeting will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Central Jury Room in Annex B of the Collin County Courthouse, located at 314 S. Chestnut St. in McKinney.

Collin County is beginning the process of updating the county’s Mobility Plan, which identifies the transportation needs of area citizens and guides major transportation investments. Originally developed in 1998, the Mobility Plan identifies a network of existing and proposed roadways, transit, and hike-and-bike trails intended to serve the projected population and employment growth and travel demand throughout the county. The yearlong plan update process will address changes in development conditions and transportation needs that have occurred since the plan was last updated in 2002.

The public meeting will last an hour and a half and will include an overview of the county’s current Mobility Plan, an explanation of the steps that are being taken to update the plan, and the opportunity for participants to identify transportation problems and needs that they think should be considered in the plan update process. Interested citizens are invited to comment on the needed transportation improvements including roadways, transit, and pedestrian and bicycle facilities. Comments will be recorded and incorporated into the study.

For more information on the Collin County Mobility Plan 2006 Update, please contact the Collin County Engineering Department at 972-548-3727 (McKinney) or 972-424-1460 ext. 3727 (Metro).

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