Opportunity To Review & Comment On Public Involvement Policy Ends Next Week

The public comment period for SRTC's updated Public Involvement Policy (PIP) is in the final stretch. The document has recently been updated with additional and new strategies for outreach to members of the public, including minorities and low income populations.  The draft document is available for public review and comment through Saturday, July 20, 2013. 

 The PIP guides how SRTC reaches out to the public to inform people of our activities and solicit input; and the “tools” and resources used in this process. Primary goals of the PIP include:

•    Articulating how the agency approaches public engagement.

•    Ensuring early and continuous public involvement in major activities and decisions by SRTC.

•    Receiving meaningful public input to guide the decision-making process.

Specifically, the PIP addresses how the public is notified of SRTC meetings, projects and activities; when and where public meetings are held; how public comments are handled; how access is provided to people with disabilities and those who speak limited English; and what materials, such as maps, brochures, videos, newsletters, etc., are used to promote and explain SRTC’s activities.

Your help in reviewing it is welcomed, and we ask that you let us know if you think of any outreach methods or tools that may not have been recognized in the plan. You can find it at www.srtc.org on the home page.  Comments can be submitted by emailing contact.srtc@srtc.org or mailing to SRTC at 221 W. First Ave., Suite 310, Spokane, WA 99201.