Plymouth – The Amador County Transportation Commission today begins a series of meetings that will help write its 2010 Regional Transportation Plan Update. ACTC hosts the first of 4 public meetings at 6 p.m. today in Plymouth City Hall. Program Manager Neil Peacock said ACTC is hosting the series of “community meetings throughout the county to offer concerned citizens an opportunity to participate in a stakeholders roundtable.” He said ACTC staff in the meetings will explain the commission’s roles and responsibilities and discuss the purpose of the regional transportation plan. Peacock said ACTC in the meetings will also “present a planning process that will forecast future traffic demands in order to plan infrastructure needed to avoid congestion and preserve Amador County’s rural quality of life.” A daytime meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at the Jackson Civic Center. The third meeting in the series of “stakeholder roundtables” is 6 p.m. Tuesday, October 27th at the Pine Grove Town Hall. The fourth meeting is 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 28th at Ione City Hall. Peacock said it is “ACTC's primary responsibility to implement and regularly update the (regional transportation plan) in order to plan, prioritize, and fund transportation improvements of regional significance.” ACTC staff plan to have a group of “citizens and stakeholders” recommend “policies and priorities” through their participation in the regional meetings. For information on the meetings, call ACTC at 267-2282. Story by Jim Reece This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it