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Rural Task Force #3 Meeting
A public meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 10 at 1:00 p.m. for the purpose of allowing local officials and interested citizens to provide input into the allocation of state and federal aid funds for eligible rural routes and transit systems in Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Kalamazoo and St. Joseph counties for fiscal years 2026 – 2029. The meeting will be held at the offices of the Road Commission of Kalamazoo County
4400 S. 26th Street Kalamazoo, MI 49048
Questions regarding this meeting and rural federal aid projects can be directed to the appropriate road or transit agency, or to the Kalamazoo Area Transportation Study, Region 3 transportation administrators representing the Southcentral Michigan Planning Council: (269) 343-0766 or fnagler@katsmpo.org.
Meeting agenda and materials will be posted to the Transportation page of Southcentral Michigan Planning Council’s website: http://www.smpcregion3.org
Board Meeting Cancellation
The regularly scheduled Board Meeting for March 3, 2025, has been canceled.
Board Meeting Cancelled – March 3, 2026
The regularly scheduled Board meeting for March 3, 2026 has been cancelled.
Board Meeting Adjustments
Our regularly scheduled Board meeting for January 20th, 2026 has been moved to January 27th, 2026 @ 6:30am. Our regularly scheduled Board meeting for February 3rd, 2026 has been cancelled.
Rural Task Force Meeting
A public meeting will be held on Monday, December 1 at 10:00 a.m. for the purpose of allowing local officials and interested citizens to provide input into the allocation of state and federal aid funds for eligible rural routes and transit systems in Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Kalamazoo and St. Joseph counties for fiscal years 2026 – 2029. The meeting will be held at the
Road Commission of Kalamazoo County
4400 S. 26th Street.
Questions regarding this meeting and rural federal aid projects can be directed to the appropriate agency or the Kalamazoo Area Transportation Study, Region 3 transportation administrators representing the Southcentral Michigan Planning Council, (269) 343-0766 or fnagler@katsmpo.org.
Meeting agenda and materials will be posted to the Southcentral Michigan Planning Council website’s Transportation page: http://www.smpcregion3.org
NOTICE OF DETERMINATION REVIEW HEARING
The Barry County Road Commission will be holding a Natural Beauty Determination Review Hearing to hear support or objection to the abandonment of the Natural Beauty status for Engle Road. The review hearing will be held at the Irving Township Hall, 3425 Wing Road, Hastings, Michigan, at 7 PM on November 10, 2025. If you are unable to attend, please feel free to submit a response to the road commission up until November 7th. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the Barry County Road Commission at (269) 945-3449 or by email at jwelch@barrycrc.org.
Hastings Small Urban Task Force Meeting
Hastings Small Urban Task Force Meeting
A public meeting will be held on Monday, October 13 at 10:00 a.m. for the purpose of allowing local officials and interested citizens to comment on the selection and prioritization of projects utilizing Federal Aid funds within the Hastings Small Urban boundary for fiscal years 2027 – 2029. The meeting will be held at the Barry County Road Commission:
1725 W M 43 Hwy, Hastings, MI 49058
In Michigan, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) distributes Federal Aid money to local agencies. Small Urban Task Forces prioritize the use of Federal Aid funds on projects for roads and transit within urban areas with populations of 5,000 to 50,000.
Questions regarding this meeting can be directed to the Kalamazoo Area Transportation Study, representing the Southcentral Michigan Planning Council, at (269) 343-0766 or through email at fnagler@katsmpo.org. Additional information for this meeting can be found on the Transportation page of the Southcentral Michigan Planning Council website at www.smpcregion3.org/transportation.
Board Meeting Change
The regularly scheduled Board meeting for October 21, 2025 has been cancelled.
FROST LAWS!!!
Seasonal weight and speed restrictions will no longer be enforced beginning Monday, March 23th @ 6am until further notice.
Board Meeting Time Changes
All Barry CRC Board meetings will be held the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:30am at the BCRC Administration Building unless otherwise noticed.