Cecil County Government: County To Conduct Virtual Public Meeting Re. Highway Safety

Press release from Cecil County Government:

03/02/2021

Elkton, MD: The Cecil County Department of Public Works, in conjunction with the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office, will hold a virtual public meeting via Zoom on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 6:00pm for the purpose of soliciting public input regarding the County’s draft 2021 – 2025 Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP).  

In September 2018, Cecil County adopted its first-ever SHSP to outline actions to be taken to reduce the frequency and severity of motor vehicles crashes, including those involving bicyclists and pedestrians, which occur on roadways in Cecil County. That plan covered the 2018 – 2020 time frame. A cross-functional group of representatives from state, county, and municipal law enforcement; public works, and other agencies; local fire companies; and other interested stakeholders is in the process of developing the next Cecil County SHSP for the years 2021 – 2025. You can view Cecil County’s draft 2021 – 2025 SHSP in the following link: https://www.ccgov.org/home/showpublisheddocument?id=42030.

The purpose of the virtual public meeting on March 9th is to receive public input to assist in developing the 2021 – 2025 SHSP plan. The Zoom meeting will run from 6:00 – 7:00pm that evening. Members of the SHSP Steering Committee will provide an overview of the SHSP development process and will then open the meeting up to receive public comment. In order to afford everyone who wishes to comment an opportunity to do so, speakers will be limited to five (5) minutes each.

The SHSP Committee is interested in hearing suggestions from the public regarding actions that can be taken at the local level to reduce motor vehicle crashes in Cecil County. The Committee is also interested in receiving citizen input regarding specific roadway locations in Cecil County which are of concern and could benefit from safety improvements.

Members of the public who wish to participate in the virtual meeting may do so by going on-line to the Cecil County webpage at www.ccgov.org, selecting the Livestream tab at the top of the page, and then selecting the Strategic Highway Safety Plan – Public Meeting link.

Persons wishing to provide input but are unable to participate in the Zoom meeting may do so in writing via e-mail to koconnor@ccgov.org or letter addressed to Director of Public Works, Cecil County Administration Building, 200 Chesapeake Blvd, Suite 2400, Elkton, Maryland 21921. For best consideration, such written input should be received by 5:00pm, Friday, March 19, 2021.

Media Contact:

Kevin Alkinburg

Public Information Officer

Cecil County Government

kalkinburg@ccgov.org

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This press release was produced by Cecil County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.