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JACK KINSTLINGER =''!cl� -_ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS "" .;5"'� COLORADO STATE PATROL
E. N. HAASE 11 '.,T �: COL. C. WAYNE KEITH,
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STATE OF COLORADO
4201 EAST ARKANSAS AVENUE • DENVER. COLORADO 60222 • , 3031 757.9011
February 15, 1978
Mr. Ed Dunbar, Chairman
Board of County Commissioners
Weld County
P.O. Box 758
Greeley, Colorado 80631
Dear Mr. Dunbar:
Your concern as addressed to the State Highway Commission regarding Weld County's
continuing participation in the Safer-Off-System (SOS) Program, is the subject
of this letter.
Federal regulations for the FY 1976 Off-System Roads (OS) Program provided that
funds be made available to counties of each state on a fair and equitable basis
for use on local roads in rural areas. The 1976 Federal-Aid Highway Act ammended
the OS Program by establishing the SOS Program and funds were authorized for
FY 1977 and 1978. This ammending legislation changed the regulations providing
that funds are to be made available throughout each state on a fair and equitable
basis with special emphasis on low-cost projects which contribute significantly
to the safety of the traveling public. The requirement that the funds be used
only in rural areas was dropped from the SOS Program. Therefnre_ local city
streets in urban areas are eligible fox funding
With these changes in Federal regulations, the Special Highway Committee developed
a statewide priority list of improvement projects for Colorado's FY 1977 SOS
apportionment. The Committee selected projects based upon the information
furnished by local authorities on their application forms. Special emphasis was
given to project applications documenting safety benefits. Geographical distri-
butions were also considered.
The Department of Highways has discussed with the Committee's staff the distribu-
tion of project application forms. We were advised that their intent was to mail
all information to all counties and cities within the state. It is the concern of
the Colorado Department of Highways that complete distribution of program informa-
tion be provided for all entities thereby ensuring that federal regulations are
complied with.
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February 15, 1978
I am sending your letter together with a copy of this letter to the Special
Highway Committee.
The Department is advising the Committee that an explanation of the project selec-
tion process be sent to all entities submitting applications for 1978 SOS Projects.
This explanation is to include: 1) All projects submitted; 2) Those projects
submitted for funding, and 3) Those projects which were not selected with a brief
explanatory reason.
Please notify us if you have further questions concerning the SOS program.
Yours very ,truly,
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JACK//'KIN TlllNGElt
Exedutive Director
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