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About Lane County ACT
 
Area: Lane County
 
History: The 2009 Oregon Legislative Assembly enacted Senate Bill 944, requiring Lane County, in consultation with other elected local officials and with transportation stakeholders in Lane County, to develop a proposed charter for the formation of an ACT. Learn more.
 
Approval: Bylaws approved by OTC on Nov. 9, 2010.
 
Membership: 29 - 31 voting members:
  • 1 Lane County commissioner
  • 12 incorporated cities (one from each city)
  • 1 tribal council
  • 1 Port of Siuslaw
  • 1 Lane Transit District
  • 1 ODOT area manager
  • 1 Central Lane Metropolitan Planning Organization
  • 1 Lane County Roads Advisory Committee
  • 1 Metropolitan Planning Organization Citizen Advisory Committee
  • 1 Highway 126E
  • 4 designated stakholders (1 each representing freight, rail, bike/pedestrian, environmental land use)
  • 4 - 6 other stakeholders
Ex-Officio:
  • ODOT area managers for areas adjacent to Lane County
  • Oregon Transportation Commissioners
  • Governor's Economic Revitalization Team
  • State legislators
  • Members of Congress representing Lane County
Leadership: Chair and Vice-Chair elected annually
 
Staffing: ODOT contracts with the Lane Council of Governments for technical and staff support
 
Work Program: Advise OTC on STIP; prioritize STIP projects; hear presentations on issues and developments on all modes of transportation.
 
Operating Documents:

Contacts
ACT Chair: 
Mayor Bob Hooker
City of Creswell
P.O. Box 276
Creswell, OR 97426
Cell: (541) 654-1327
Fax: (541) 895-3647
bhooker@creswell-or.us
 
ACT Vice-Chair:
Mayor Kitty Piercy
City of Eugene
 
Primary LACT Staff Contact:
Paula Taylor, Principal Planner
Lane Council of Governments
Phone: (541) 682-4425
Fax: (541) 682-4099
Ptaylor@lcog.org
 
ODOT Contacts:
Sonny Chickering, Area Manager, Area 5 Manager
644 A Street
Springfield, OR 97477
Phone: (541) 744-8080
Fax: (541) 744-8088 
Sonny.P.Chickering@odot.state.or.us
 
Savannah Crawford, Transportation Planner
644 A Street
Springfield, OR 97477
Phone: (541) 747-1354
Fax: (541) 744-8088
Savannah.Crawford@odot.state.or.us
 
 

Meetings
Meetings are the second Wednesday of each month at the ODOT offices in Springfield. Please see agenda to confirm exact time and location.
 

Agendas and Minutes
Agendas
2012
2011

Minutes
 
2011
 

Related Links
Lane County Board of Commissioners: 
Minutes, agendas, and news:
www.co.lane.or.us/
 
Lane Council of Governments Metropolitan Planning Committee site:
http://www.lcog.org/mpc.cfm
 

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Page updated: February 02, 2012