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In an effort to coordinate with the public and the environmental groups, the Department commissioned a public involvement program that included communicating with local leaders, businesses and residents in the surrounding area. The goal of this program was to engage all members of the public potentially impacted by the project in ways that enable them to participate fully and substantively in the study and design process.
This goal will be accomplished by educating a broad cross-section of members of the public concerning the study process, providing access to needed information in a timely fashion, providing mechanisms and opportunities for two-way communication and working to ensure a balanced discussion in the area media and among public participants.
Upcoming Public Hearings
At this time there are no public hearings scheduled for the near future. Once preliminary right of way plans have been completed, public information meetings would be conducted in each of the areas of Lone Star and Rimini.
Previous Meetings
The following are public meetings that have previously been conducted:
- Public Information Meeting - March 23, 2000, held at the Cameron Town Hall.
- Public Information Meeting - March 30, 2000, held at the Santee Lynches Council of Governments office in Sumter.
- Interagency Meeting and Field Review - July 25, 2000, held on-site.
- Public Information Meeting - September 13, 2000, held at the Antioch U.M.E. Church on River Road in Rimini.
- Community Workshop - November 11, 2000, held at the St. Luke A.M.E. Church in Lone Star.
- Community Workshop - December 16, 2000, held at the St. Luke A.M.E. Church in Lone Star.
- Interagency Meeting - January 4, 2001, held at the Corps of Engineers office in Charleston.
- Scoping Meeting - April 26, 2001 held at the Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College in Orangeburg.
- Scoping Meeting - November 29, 2001 held at the Pine Grove Community Center in Lone Star and the Manchester Elementary School in Pinewood.
- Location Public Hearings - November 29, 2001 held at the Pine Grove Community Center in Lone Star and the Manchester Elementary School in Pinewood.
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