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Supervisors weigh pros and cons of MPO and regional transportation planning
Summary
Board members discussed the Sierra Vista MPO and the Cochise regional transportation group (CIGO), debated federal funding requirements and potential policy strings, and said they will keep participating while monitoring federal grant conditions.
Cochise County supervisors spent portions of a July 15 work session examining regional transportation bodies that funnel federal highway funds to local projects and debating whether membership exposes the county to federal grant conditions.
Staff explained the role of the Cochise-area Council of Governments (CIGO) and the Sierra Vista metropolitan planning organization (MPO) in programming federal highway money through ADOT to local road and transit…
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