TTC-35 PUBLIC HEARINGS

TxDOT RELEASES PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULE
FOCUSING ON THE TTC-35 PREFERRED CORRIDOR ALTERNATIVE ROUTE

We now have the list of dates and locations for the next 54 hearing that TxDOT will hold along the TTC-35 route. This series of Public Hearings will begin July 10, 2006 and conclude on August 10, 2006. (below)

It is important for the public to participate in this process to provide input and express concerns that they may have. However, it is equally important to understand that this is an environmental process mandated by the federal government. TxDOT has held more than 100 meetings as part of the environmental process. It is not a process by which the State of Texas will determine whether or not to build the TTC, that decision has already been made (without your input).

There was never as much as a single meeting to solicit public input on the of the Trans-Texas Corridor concept or plan before it was made policy. Proceeding with the TTC was the unilateral decision of Governor Perry and has been faithfully implemented by the Texas Transportation Commission.

Your comments on this project are not limited to wildlife, endangered species and pollution (air, water, ground, noise, etc.).  While all of those are important and certainly a part of the process the scope of a highway environmental impact study is much broader.

Here are just a few of the other issues of concern:

  • Impact on local communities (jobs, effect on local traffic routes, etc.).

  • Cemeteries and historical sites (including unmarked and private family plots).

  • Social impact (cost of tolls, disruption of communities, etc.).

  • Economic impact (competition with local commerce, loss of traffic associated business, etc.).

  • Community objection to project.

All meetings open at 5:00 p.m. with presentations beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Date City Location Address
July 10 Ennis Knights of Columbus Hall 850 S. Interstate 45
July 10 Gainesville Gainesville Civic Center 311 S. Weaver St.
July 10 Sherman Sherman Municipal Ballroom 405 N. Rusk St.
July 11 Bonham Bonham High School Cafeteria 1002 Warpath Dr.
July 11 Decatur Decatur Civic Center 2010 W. US 380
July 11 Denton Univ. of North Texas Gateway Ctr. Ballroom 801 N. Texas Blvd.
July 12 Cleburne Cleburne Civic Center 1501 W.Henderson St.
July 12 Paris Love Civic Center 2025 S. Collegiate Dr.
July 12 Waxahachie Waxahachie Civic Center Ballroom 2000 Civic Center Ln.
July 13 Hillsboro Hill College Performing Arts Center Auditorium 112 Lamar Dr.
July 13 McKinney McKinney High School Cafeteria 1400 Wilson Creek Pkwy.
July 13 Weatherford Weatherford College Marjorie Black Alkek Fine Arts Center 225 College Park Dr.
July 17 Fort Worth Will Rogers Memorial Center, Exhibits Hall, Round Up Inn 3400 Burnett-Tandy Dr.
July 17 Greenville Fletcher Warren Civic Center 5501 S. Bus. Hwy. 69
July 17 McGregor McGregor High School Auditorium 903 Bluebonnet Pkwy.
July 18 Cameron Cameron ISD Performing Arts Cntr 303 E. 12th St.
July 18 Granbury GISD Pearl Street Conference Center 205 E.Pearl St.
July 18 Mesquite Poteet High School Auditorium 3300 Poteet Dr.
July 19 Clifton Clifton High School Cafeteria 1101 N. Avenue Q
July 19 Hearne Hearne Junior High School Aud. 401 Wheelock St.
July 19 Terrell Terrell ISD Performing Arts Center 400 Poetry Rd.
July 20 Caldwell Caldwell High School Auditorium 550 County Road 307
July 20 Corsicana Drane Intermediate School Aud. 100 S. 18th St.
July 20 Groesbeck Groesbeck High School Aud. 1202 N. Ellis St.
July 24 Georgetown Georgetown High School Klett Center for the Performing Arts 2211 N. Austin Ave.
July 24 Waco Waco Convention Cntr, Brazos Rm 100 Washington Ave.
July 25 Marlin Marlin High School Auditorium 1400 Capps
July 25 Taylor Taylor High School Auditorium 3101 N. Main St.
July 26 Giddings Sons of Hermann Hall 1031 County Rd 223
July 26 Temple Frank W. Mayborn Civic & Convention Center, Main Hall 3303 N. 3rd St.
July 27 Dallas Grauwyler Community Center 7780 Harry Hines Blvd.
July 27 Rockdale Knights of Columbus Hall 655 Highway 79 E
July 31 Beeville Beeville Community Center 111 E. Corpus Christi
July 31 Flatonia Flatonia ISD Cafeteria 400 E. 4th St.
July 31 Lockhart Lockhart High School Cafeteria #1 Lion Country Dr.
Aug 1 Gonzales Gonzales High School Cafeteria 1801 Sarah DeWitt Dr.
Aug 1 Kingsville King Ranch Museum 405 N. 6th St.
Aug 1 Manor Manor High School Cafeteria 12700 Gregg Manor Rd
Aug 2 Bastrop Bastrop Middle School Cafeteria 709 Old Austin Hwy.
Aug 2 Calallen Calallen High School Cafeteria 4001 Wildcat Dr.
Aug 2 Pleasanton Pleasanton High School Cafeteria 1100 W. Adams St.
Aug 3 Floresville Floresville High School Gym 1832 Highway 97 East
Aug 3 Smithville Smithville High School Cafeteria 285 Highway 95
Aug 7 Falfurrias Sacred Heart Parish Hall 201 W. Blucher
Aug 7 Laredo TAMIU Events Center Western Hemispheric Trade Center, Rm. 111 5201 University Blvd.
Aug 7 Pearsall Pearsall High School Cafeteria 1990 Maverick Dr.
Aug 8 Alice Knights of Columbus Hall 1050 Cecilia St.
Aug 8 McAllen McAllen Convention Center 1300 S. 10th St.
Aug 8 San Antonio East Central High School Cafeteria 7173 FM 1628
Aug 9 George West George West High School Cafeteria 913 Houston St.
Aug 9 Harlingen Casa de Amistad 1204 Fair Park Blvd.
Aug 9 Seguin Seguin-Guadalupe Co Coliseum 810 S. Guadalupe St.
Aug 10 San Antonio East Central High School Cafeteria 7173 FM 1628
Aug 10 Brownsville City of Brownsville Events Center 1 Event Ctr. Blvd.
Aug 10 Yorktown Yorktown Community Mess Hall 60 Community Hall Rd
Aug 17 Rockwall Herman E Utley Freshman Center Auditorium 1201 Townsend Dr

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