AMBAG Draft 2023 Public Participation Plan Released for Public Review and Comment

The Association of Monterey Bay Area of Governments (AMBAG) released its Draft 2023 Public Participation Plan for the Monterey Bay Area, inviting public review and comment on a fundamental document guiding the agency’s public engagement. Members of the public are encouraged to review the draft document and provide feedback. Feedback can be emailed to hadamson@ambag.org with the subject line “2023 PPP,” or mailed to Heather Adamson, AMBAG, 24580 Silver Cloud Court, Monterey, CA 95340. The 70-day comment period closes on Thursday, August 23, 2023. A public hearing will be held at the following meeting:

The public hearings will be held as follows:

SCCRTC Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 9am at Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. www.sccrtc.org

AMBAG Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 6pm at Monterey Bay Air Resources District, Board Room, 3rd Floor 24580 Silver Cloud Court Monterey, CA 93940. www.ambag.org.

SBtCOG Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 4pm at San Benito County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 481 4th Street, Hollister, CA 95023. www.sanbenitocog.org

TAMC Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 9am at Monterey County Government Center in the Cinnamon Conference Room, 1441 Schilling Place, Salinas CA 93901. www.tamcmonterey.org
Remote participation available for all public hearings. See meeting agenda for Zoom info.

The public comment period offers community members the chance to review and provide feedback on the proposed framework for how AMBAG will conduct public engagement activities. Following the public comment period, AMBAG staff will review the input received and update the plan as needed before bringing it to the AMBAG Board of Directors for final adoption, which is slated for October 2023.

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