FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
| Date: |
October 18, 2005 |
| Contact: |
Bill
Zupancic, Transportation Planner |
| Phone: |
360-337-7210 or 360-337-5777 |
| No: |
2005-29 |
Meeting to Explain Heritage Tour Route and National Scenic Byway
Programs
County seeks designation for Mosquito Fleet Trail
Port Orchard, WA - Kitsap County Public Works is hosting a
meeting to gather stakeholders and help prepare a bid to designate the
Mosquito Fleet Trail as a Heritage Tour Route through the National Scenic
Byways program. Designation through this program provides assistance
through grants that help develop and promote the route.
When: Thursday, October 27, 2005 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Evergreen Room, Silverdale Community Center
Who: Grant Griffin, Executive Director, Kitsap Peninsula Visitor &
Convention Bureau Bill Zupancic, Transportation Planner, Kitsap County
Public Works
Terry Reckord, Macleod Reckord Landscape Architecture.
Bill Zupancic will provide an overview of the designation process. Grant
Griffin will explain the marketing strategies used to promote a Heritage
Tour Route. Terry Reckord will provide the specific requirements that need
to be met in order to be designated as a Heritage Tour Route.
The National Scenic Byways Program is part of the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The Program is a
grass-roots collaborative effort established to help recognize, preserve
and enhance selected roads throughout the United States. The program was
established in 1991. Since 1992, the National Scenic Byways Program has
provided almost $300,000,000 funding for 1,665 State and nationally
designated byway projects in 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of
Columbia.
Additional information available online:
Kitsap County Public Works
The Open Line
(360) 337-5777 or (800) 825-4940
openline@co.kitsap.wa.us
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