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Show Hwy 12 Corridor Meetings Set In Area Communities PANGUITCH The Steering Committee for the Highway 12 Scenic Byway Corridor Management Manage-ment Plan sent out update letters this week which also announced important town meetings scheduled throughout next week. The letters went out to those who had attended earlier meetings, but at press time no news release had been received at the News nor had notices of the public meetings been posted in local communities. The update letter states that a second series of town meetings regarding the Highway 12 Corridor Management Plan (CMP) have been scheduled. The Steering Committee Com-mittee and Planning Team will be reviewing the Draft CMP and describing the next steps to be taken in submitting an application for All American Road Status. Meeting Schedule The meetings are scheduled as follows with all beginning at 7 p.m.: Monday, Sept. 17: Panguitch City Council Chambers 24 South 200 East, Panguitch Tuesday, Sept. 18: Tropic Bryce Valley High Auditorium 721 W. Bryce Way, Tropic Wednesday, Sept. 19: Esca-lante Esca-lante Community Center 89 North 100 West, Escalante Thursday, Sept. 20: Boulder Community Center 351 North 100 East, Boulder Monday, Sept. 24: Bicknell Wayne High School Auditorium 265 North 400 West, Bicknell Bruce Fullmer is identified in the update letter as chairman of the steering committee and is apparently appar-ently the person at P.O. Box 200, Panguitch, UT 84759 with a phone listing of (435) 676-1 102 to contact anyone has questions. Update Letter - Sept. 2001 Utah's Scenic Highway 12 is considered one of the t "crown jewels" of the state's designated scenic byways. Local elected officials, offi-cials, economic development professionals, pro-fessionals, travel councils and land management agencies have accepted the challenge to gain national "All American Road" designation , for Highway 12. In order to accomplish this goal, a Corridor Management Plan (CMP) must be prepared, according to the letter. The steering committee and planning team are working hard to complete the CMP by mid-November 2001. Here are some important details regarding the preparation of the CMP and how persons may become involved. Draft CMP Goals GOAL 1 - Protect and improve the quality of life and economic vitality of local communities along Hwy. 12 by balancing the development devel-opment of tourism with that of other existing and future economic sectors. GOAL 2 - Protect and enhance the integrity of the intrinsic qualities quali-ties along the Hwy. 12 corridor. GOAL 3 - Balance the impacts of increased tourism with the impacts im-pacts to local communities and the intrinsic qualities along the highway. high-way. GOAL 4 - Hwy. 12 will provide a safe driving experience for the diversity of motorists utilizing it. GOAL 5 - Provide a quality experience ex-perience to the visiting public traveling trav-eling along Hwy. 12. i |