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I-69 meeting could draw overflow crowd January 27, 2008 BY DAVID TEWES - VICTORIA ADVOCATE A town hall meeting in Victoria on Tuesday could draw an overflow crowd of people interested in such transportation issues as Interstate 69. “I’m expecting a pretty good crowd,” said District Engineer Lonnie Gregorcyk with the Texas Department of Transportation. “Hopefully we can make it into a very productive meeting.” Estimates of how many people might attend the 6:30 p.m. meeting at the Victoria Community Center annex range from 100 to 1,000, he said. The annex can typically handle from 300 to 500 people, depending on the seating arrangement. The meeting Tuesday is intended to provide answers the public might have about any state transportation issues. That will include the I-69/Trans-Texas Corridor project through Victoria County. The Texas Department of Transportation will also conduct a formal public hearing on Feb. 27 at The Victoria College Fine Arts Auditorium at 2200 E. Red River St. Comments about I-69 will be taken for the record, but questions will not be answered at that meeting. Victoria County Commissioner Kevin Janak said both meetings are important, whether people are for or against the I-69 project. “It’s very important that people attend both because the Texas Department of Transportation wants our input,” he said. “It just wants people to get their questions answered and to stay informed.” Gregorcyk said the meeting will be attended by Amadeo Saenz Jr., the agency’s executive director, and by engineers from the Yoakum District office. They will provide answers to the public’s questions when they can about I-69, he said. “There are quite a few questions we don’t have the answers to yet,” he said. “We’re still in the middle of planning a very large project.” Participants will be asked to fill out cards and then called to the microphone to ask their questions. The panel of state officials will answer the questions, Gregorcyk said. “It’s an excellent opportunity for people to come with questions or to listen to the answers to other people’s questions,” he said.
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