JOHN DAY – A community open house for the John Day Local Street Network Plan will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, in the Grant Union High School Library, 911 S. Canyon Blvd.

John Day residents, property owners, business owners, and other interested parties are encouraged to attend.

The John Day Local Street Network Plan is intended to provide guidance for future local street connections and bicycle/pedestrian routes within the City of John Day. The open house is an opportunity for the public to meet the consultant project team, learn more about the project, and explore opportunities for future local street connections and bicycle/pedestrian transportation routes within the city.

Peggy Gray, city manager, said public input is important in developing a plan that reflects the community’s goals and values.

Anyone who would like to comment but is unable to attend can contact the project manager, Matt Hughart at Kittelson & Associates, Inc. 610 SW Alder, Suite 700, Portland, OR 97205, or by phone at (503) 228-5230, or e-mail to mhughart@kittelson.com.

The project is partially funded by a grant from the Transportation and Growth Management (TGM) Program, a joint program of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development. The TGM grant is financed, in part, by federal Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), local government, and the State of Oregon funds.