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Mid Carolina RPO asks Sampson County to use regional planning body to prioritize Highway 24 and other projects
Summary
A Mid Carolina Regional Council representative described the Rural Planning Organization’s role in long-range transportation planning and urged Sampson County to use the RPO to compete for state funding, highlighting Highway 24 as a priority.
Alyssa Garcia of the Mid Carolina Regional Council briefed the Sampson County Board of Commissioners on the Mid Carolina Rural Planning Organization (RPO) and how it serves Sampson and neighboring counties in transportation planning.
Garcia said the RPO, created by state legislation around 2000, helps develop long-range transportation plans, provides a public forum for project input, and packages local projects for state funding. She told commissioners the process for major projects can take decades and that the RPO works to make regional projects…
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