Public Involvement is an interactive process that provides information to the public so they may make informed decisions and offer important input into the solutions that address the community's concerns. A public involvement program has been designed to encourage your participation throughout the study. Opportunities for you to be informed and involved include:

• Agency & Municipal Meetings
  
  Agency and Municipal meetings will be held to discuss and coordinate specific project issues with those communities that would be affected by the study findings.
  
  Counties and municipalities the study team has met with:
  
  

  Counties	Municipalities
  DeKalb DuPage Grundy Kane Kendall LaSalle Will	Aurora Batavia Big Rock Channahon Cortland DeKalb Elburn Geneva Genoa Hinckley Joliet Leland Lisbon Marseilles Minooka Millington	Montgomery Morris Naperville Newark North Aurora Oswego Ottawa Plainfield Plano Sandwich Seneca Shorewood Somonauk Sugar Grove Sycamore Yorkville

• Public Meetings
  
  Public meetings will be held at key points during the project development phase to exchange ideas, information, and opinions with the citizens interested in the project. The purpose of the meetings will be to solicit the preferences and opinions of those who participate regarding the information presented. Questions raised by meeting participants, depending on the nature, will be either answered immediately or addressed in subsequent meetings, newsletters or other communication mechanisms.

  Comments received at the public meetings will be documented and the information will be considered a part of the analysis and evaluation portion of the study. Individuals on the mailing list will receive invitations in the mail announcing meeting information.

• Business, Civic, & Other Special Interest Group Meetings
  
  Organized groups interested in learning more about the study can request to have a project team representative speak at civic or neighborhood meetings. If you would like the project team to address your organization, please contact:
  Mary DeBacker at 312-803-6509.
  
  In addition, focus groups and public surveys of transportation needs are being performed as a part of this study.
  
  Civic and Special Interest Groups the study team has met with:
  
  American Farmland Trust
  Aurora Public Works Committee
  Aux Sable Creek Watershed Coalition
  Big Rock Creek Watershed Committee
  Big Rock Historical Society
  Center for Neighborhood Technology
  Chicago Metropolis 2020
  Citizens Against Sprawlway
  Conservation Foundation
  DeKalb Chamber of Commerce
  Dekalb County Economic Development Council
  Dekalb County Farm Bureau
  Environmental Law and Policy Center
  Grundy County Chamber of Commerce
  Grundy County Economic Development Corporation
  Grundy County Farm Bureau
  Illinois Toll Highway Authority
  Joliet Arsenal Development Authority
  Kane County Farm Bureau
  Kane County Forest Preserve District
  Kendall County Farm Bureau
  Kendall County Forest Preserve District
  LaSalle County Farm Bureau
  League of Women Voters
  Oswego Economic Development Corporation
  Park 88
  Prairie Alliance for Sensible Transportation (PAST)
  Plano Commerce Association
  Plano Economic Development Corporation and Chamber of Commerce
  Sandwich Chamber of Commerce
  Sierra Club, Fox Valley Chapter
  Sycamore Chamber of Commerce
  Waubonsee Community College
  Will County Center for Economic Development
  Will County Farm Bureau
  Yorkville Economic Development Corporation
  

• Newsletters/Meeting Handouts
  
  Newsletters will be printed over the course of the study. These publications will feature the latest project news and information. Past issues will be made available in the Information Center .

• Comment Forms
  
  To tell us what you think, fill out a web comment form, or write to:
  
  George F. Ryan, P.E.
  Illinois Department of Transportation
  Deputy Director of Highways
  Region Two Engineer
  700 East Norris Drive
  Ottawa, Illinois 61350
  Fax: 815-434-8553

  
  
  
  If you would like to receive the newsletters and other mailings, please fill out the mailing list form.

• Website
  
  This site has been developed and will be maintained throughout the study to communicate current information. It includes general project information, description of the current activities and findings, mailing list and comment area, frequently asked questions with answers, meeting information and project publications and reports.

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