Section Trans 1.07 - Public hearing(1) A county applicant is required to conduct a public hearing so that interested persons in the county may be informed of the proposed project and have an opportunity to express their views before the application is submitted to the department. The applicant shall include in its application a brief description of the hearing and a summary of the views expressed at the hearing. Any written statements presented for the public hearing record shall be submitted to the department along with other documentation concerning the hearing. The public hearing shall be held not less than 14 days prior to the date on which a county submits its application.(2) The applicant shall publish notice of the public hearing not less than 10 days prior to the hearing. A preliminary draft of the application shall be available for public inspection not less than 10 days prior to the hearing. The published notice shall indicate where the draft application is available for public inspection. At a minimum, the public hearing notice shall be published in the official county newspaper, or if there is no official county newspaper, then in a newspaper likely to give notice in the area or to the persons affected in accordance with s. 985.02(1), Stats. A county applicant shall make appropriate efforts to encourage residents to attend the public hearing.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation Trans 1.07
Cr. Register, January, 1978, No. 265, eff. 2-1-78; am. Register, November, 1978, No. 275, eff. 12-1-78; am. (1), Register, January, 1984, No. 337, eff. 2-1-84.