2030 Statewide Transportation Plan

September 19, 2003

The Southeast Colorado Enterprise Development, Inc. (SECED) in cooperation with the Colorado Department of Transportation is in the process of developing a 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan for the Southeast Transportation Planning Region (TPR), which includes the counties of Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero and Prowers. This 2030 Plan will be Region's the next generation of proposed multi-modal transportation improvements to the transportation system.

The Southeast TPR 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan, along with the plans from each of the other 14 TPRs, will become the basis for the Statewide 2030 Transportation Plan that will be adopted by the Colorado Transportation Commission.

In addition to the monthly SECED Board meetings, which the public is always invited to attend to comment on any aspect of the planning process, at critical points within the planning process, the SECED Board will conduct a public workshop with local elected officials, transportation interest groups, and residents that have expressed an interest in transportation in order to get their input.

You are invited to attend the SECED Board's first public planning workshop on September 23, 2003, starting at 5:30 p.m. at Bent's Fort Inn. At this workshop, the Board will be receiving comments from the public concerning the Draft Vision, and Goals and Strategies. If you cannot attend this meeting you can submit your comments in writing or via e-mail to either Jan Anderson, Executive Director of the SECED, or Tom Talmadge, Project Manager at the following addresses: Jan Anderson, Executive Director, Southeast Colorado Enterprise Development, 112 West Elm St., P.O. Box 1600, Lamar CO 81052: or Tom Talmadge, Project Manager, Kirkham Michael Consulting Engineers, 5600 South Quebec St., Suite 200D, Greenwood Village, CO 80111.

In addition, as additional public planning workshops are set, announcements will be mailed to local elected officials, transportation interest groups, and residents that have expressed an interest in transportation. Information will also be published and announced by public media sources once a meeting date, time and location have been determined. This information is also available on the SECED website, www.seced.net or the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) website, www.dot.state.co.us/StateWidePlanning/PlansStudies/PublicInvolvement.htm.

If you did not receive this announcement directly and would like to be added to the mailing list or need further assistance, please call either Jan Anderson at (719) 336-8141 or Tom Talmadge at (720) 314-0306.