2025 Public Participation Plan
The Bay City Area Transportation Study (BCATS) is proud to present the 2025 Public Participation Plan (PPP). The PPP includes information about methods for public involvement in the transportation planning process, as well as requirements for communication of upcoming transportation documents and planning development.
Copies of the 2025 PPP are available for review at the Transportation Planning Office in the Bay County Environmental Affairs and Community Development Department which is located on the 5th Floor of the Bay County Building, 515 Center Avenue, Bay City, MI 48708. You may also view the proposed PPP on the Bay County website at www.baycountymi.gov/transportation.
A 45-day public comment period was held from May 28, 2025 through July 12, 2025. Members of the public were encouraged to submit written comments to BCATS by emailing them to Joshua VanderLaan, Bay County Transportation Planner/GIS Technician at [email protected], or by mail to 515 Center Avenue, Suite 504, Bay City, MI 48708. Submissions for public comment ended on July 12th, 2025.
A Public Hearing to discuss the PPP was held during the regularly scheduled June 18th, 2025, BCATS Policy Committee Meeting at 1:30 p.m. in the 1st Floor Conference Room of the Bay County Building located at 515 Center Avenue, Bay City, MI 48708.
If you have any questions regarding the 2025 BCATS Public Participation Plan, please contact Joshua VanderLaan at 989-895-4243.