Public Involvement Process

The development of this Plan included an extensive public involvement process designed to ensure that the Plan reflects the desires and interests of the citizens of Marion County. This process included approximately twenty-six one-on-one key person interviews at the outset of the planning process, the involvement of a local Coordinating Committee, and public meetings held at various stages and locations throughout the process. More than 300 persons have participated in some fashion in the development of this Plan. The meeting schedule provides a list of the dates and locations of the public meetings held during the development of this Plan.

Coordinating Committee Meetings

Meeting
Date & Time
Location
Coordinating Committee #9 March 18, 1999 Marion County Chamber of Commerce
Coordinating Committee #8 February 3 , 1999 Marion County Chamber of Commerce
Coordinating Committee #7
 November 18, 1998
 Marion County Chamber of Commerce
Coordinating Committee #6
 September 30, 1998
 Marion County Chamber of Commerce
Coordinating Committee #5
 August 26, 1998
 Marion County Chamber of Commerce
Coordinating Committee #4
 July 8, 1998
 Marion County Chamber of Commerce
Coordinating Committee #3
 June 3, 1998
 Marion County Chamber of Commerce
Coordinating Committee #2
 April 15, 1998
 Marion County Chamber of Commerce
Coordinating Committee #1 March 19, 1998 Marion County Chamber of Commerce

Public Involvement Meetings

Meeting
Date & Time
Location
Final Public Meeting July 7, 1999 Marion County Courthouse
Public Meeting February 25, 1999 Marion County Courthouse
Plan Forum #2 October 13, 1998 Rivesville
Plan Forum #2 October 13, 1998 North Marion High School
Plan Forum #2 October 14, 1998 East Fairmont High School
Plan Forum #1 May 13, 1998 East Fairmont High School

For the first time on a WVDOT planning project, the Marion County process has also included use of a web site (www.mariontrans.org) with an e-mail feedback capability to allow interested citizens to track the Plan’s development, ask questions and make comments. Through the use of the web site comments were able to be collected from those not able to attend any of the meetings.

The local Coordinating Committee was established to assist in developing the Plan. This Committee included members from Marion County, the City of Fairmont, the other towns in the County, the Office of U.S. Representative Alan B. Mollohan, the Region VI Planning and Development Council, and the Fairmont/Marion County Transit Authority, as well as various other civic organizations in the County. The purpose of this Committee was to assist in articulating local issues and to guide the planning process, ensuring that it accurately reflects local interests and desires.

Throughout the process several memos and intermediate reports were submitted for review including:
FAIRMONT/MARION COUNTY MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Final Report
Pflum, Klausmeier & Gehrum Consultants, Inc.