Circ-Williston Public Hearings Held October 4

The Federal Highway Administration, the Vermont Agency of Transportation, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday, October 4, 2007 held two joint public hearings regarding the Circ-Williston Transportation Project’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Section 404 Permit Application, which is part of the U.S. Clean Water Act.

An afternoon hearing was held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Champlain Valley Expo, 105 Pearl Street, Essex Junction VT, while an evening hearing was held from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Williston Central School Auditorium, 195 Central School Drive, Williston, VT.

Public Information Meetings Held May 22 - 24, 2007

Three public information meetings on the detailed evaluation of alternatives were held on May 22-24 in Burlington, Essex Junction and Jericho. Approximately 200 people attended.

Attendees mingled among some 40 information displays on topics such as the ten transportation alternatives studied, wetlands and habitat, historic resources, noise and air quality, indirect effects and cumulative impacts. Three television monitors showed models of how traffic would work at selected intersections if various alternatives were implemented. There was also a presentation that summarized the results of the detailed analyses completed to date to be presented in the Circ-Williston Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS).

Meeting Reports

Workshop on Indirect and Cumulative Impacts (ICI)

View PDF version of the ICI discussion notes and slide presentation: "Future Population, Employment & Land Use"

 

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