Bay City Area Transportation Study (BCATS)

Joshua VanderLaan - BCATS Transportation Planner/GIS Technician
Kailey Mize - BCATS Transportation Planner/GIS Technician

Bay County Building
515 Center Avenue, Suite 504
Bay City, Michigan 48708-5941
Voice: (989) 895-4135
Fax: (989) 895-4068

Bay City Area Transportation Study (BCATS) Committee Meetings

The Bay City Area Transportation Study is governed by a Policy Committee which includes various elected and appointed officials from the transportation planning area, as well as members from the Michigan Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Transportation. 

The Policy Committee generally acts under the advisement of the BCATS Technical Advisory Committee. The Technical Committee reviews in greater detail the activities of the BCATS and provides recommendations to the Policy Committee. The Technical Advisory Committee is composed of professional transportation representatives from both public and private entities, incorporating various planning and engineering expertise within the area.

Typically, the Policy Committee meets on the third Wednesday of every month at 1:30 p.m. in the 1st Floor conference room of the Bay County Veteran's Affairs Department, located at 515 Center Ave, Bay City, Michigan.

The Technical Committee typically meets on the second Tuesday in of every month at 10:00 a.m. in the same location. All meeting dates, times, and locations may be subject to change. 

All agendas will be made available one week prior to the meeting.  All meeting minutes will be available after approval following the next respective committee meeting. 

All meetings are open to the public!

 Schedules, Minutes, and Agendas: 

2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020

Years prior to 2014 available upon request

  

Committee Membership 

 Voting Members Representing  Alternate
Chris Girard Bay City Rachel Phillips*
Alexander Dewitt Bay City

Terry Moultane*

Tim Banaszak Bay County
Larry Beson* Bay County
James Barcia Bay County Michael Losey
Jim Lillo* Bay County Road Commission Cory Wale
Michael Halstead Bay Metropolitan Transportation Authority Eric Sprague*
Glenn Rowley* Bangor Township  
Scott Wittbrodt Essexville Craig Goulet*
Sue Fortune EMCOG Cody Bodrie*
Ron Campbell  Frankenlust Township  
Terri Close* Hampton Township  
Brad Eddy Kawkawlin Township  
Richard Bayus* MDOT Jay Reithel*
Jay Reithel* MDOT  
Terry Spencer* Monitor Township  
Robert Pawlak* Portsmouth Township  
     
Nonvoting Members Representing
 
Joshua VanderLaan* Bay City Area Transportation Study
Kailey Mize* Bay City Area Transportation Study  
Maja Bolanowska Midland Area Transportation Study  Alicia Williams
Demetra Manley Saginaw Area Transportation Agency  
Officials

U.S. Department of Transportation

Federal Highway Administration

Federal Transit Administration

 

Interested members of the public are always welcome to
attend both Policy and Technical Committee meetings

updated 11/19/2025 

*Technical Committee Members