Comment on transportation

A Planning Commission briefing and workshop will be held Feb. 1 at the county council hearing room to discuss the “Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element Update Project.”

A Planning Commission briefing and workshop will be held Feb. 1 at the county council hearing room to discuss the “Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element Update Project.”

The public is welcome to attend; however, public comments will not be taken at this workshop. Time for public comment on the project has been scheduled at the following meetings:

• March 12: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30  p.m., Lopez Island Library.

• March 13, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30  p.m., Eastsound Fire Station.

• March 14, 11 a.m. to 1:00  p.m., Key Bank Garden Room.

This project is designed to draft proposed amendments to the San Juan County Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element and San Juan County Code 18.60.200 Concurrency that would bring the plan and development regulations into compliance with the Growth Management Act by updating the goals and policies that guide the development of, and investment in, the county’s transportation system.