WILL COUNTY PACE TRANSPORTATION CHANGES - ESPECIALLY LOCKPORT, JOLIET AREA BUS

[Guest guest]

I received this as a member of the Will Coumty Disability Advisory

board. We have been meeting with PACE and RTA and are working toward

(it is VERY slow process) getting changes in the paratransit system,

like Ride DuPage. To be discussed at this meeting are changes that

they are making now to the regular PACE system(some good, some

perhaps not - depending on where you live), which affects paratransit

because you have to be within 3/4 mile of the standard system. There

will also be a chance to comment at a later separate meeting, or via

the website listed below.

We, as a committee, would love to see these meetings packed as we are

saying there is a great need out here for improved services in both

systems. Gloria

Dear Committee;

PACE as revised there schedule from Thursday, August 21, 2008 ~ " TO "

Tuesday, August 19, 2008 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. ~ this will be a

Community Advisory Group meeting here @ 302 N. Chicago Street ~

County Board Room ~ 2nd Floor.

In addition to the Community Advisory Group meeting there will be two

public hearing; please see additional information below sent to me by

PACE. " Please " help get the word out!!

Legal Notice

Pace

Suburban Bus Division of the RTA

Public Hearings on the Proposed Discontinuance

of

Route 502 Cass/Marquette Gardens

Route 503 Black Road-Raynor Park

Route 506 East Washington/East Lenox

Route 831 Joliet Midway

and

Proposed Route Restructuring

of

Route 504 South Joliet

Route 505 Rockdale – Lidice

Route 507 Plainfield

Notice is hereby given that Pace, the Suburban Bus Division of the

Regional Transportation

Authority will hold public hearings on the proposed discontinuance of

Route 502 Cass/Marquette Gardens, Route 503 Black Road-Raynor Park,

Route 506 East Washington/East Lenox, Route 831 Joliet Midway and

proposed route restructuring of Route 504 South Joliet, Route 505

Rockdale-Lidice and Route 507 Plainfield:

August 25, 2008 August 26, 2008

Joliet City Hall Lockport Public

Library

Council Chambers 121 East Eight Street

150 W. Jefferson Lockport, Il 60441

Joliet, IL 60432 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Any person wishing to comment on the proposed discontinuance or

restructuring for the aforementioned routes is welcome to attend the

public hearings. Prior to the public hearings, written comments may

be submitted to Pace, Government Affairs, 550 West Algonquin Road,

Arlington Heights, IL 60005 or to our website, www.pacebus.com in

the " Public Hearing Comment Form " area.

Individuals with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who

require certain accommodations other than transportation in order to

allow them to observe and/or participate in

this meeting, are requested to contact Pace at (708) 339-4065 (voice)

or 847-364-5093 (TTY) ten days prior to the scheduled meeting.

Sandy

Executive Assistant

Office of Will County Executive

Larry Walsh

302 N. Chicago Street

Joliet, IL 60432

Phone: 815-740-8398

Fax: 815-774-7472