PIERCE TRANSIT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING IMPACTS TO MINORITY AND/OR LOW INCOME POPULATIONS DUE TO THE ELIMINATION OF ROUTE 495 (Title VI Analysis) A public hearing will be held as part of the Board of Commissioners' meeting on November 14, 2016. The meeting begins at 4:00 p.m. and is held in the Pierce Transit Rainier Conference Room, 3720 96th Street S.W., Lakewood, Washington. Pierce Transit eliminated Route 495 providing service from the Puyallup Sounder Station to South Hill in September 2015. The route was replaced by Sound Transit's Route 580. The purpose of the public hearing is to allow public comment on the Title VI analysis of impacts to minority and/or low income populations (if any) due to the elimination of Route 495. More information can be obtained at www.piercetransit.org. If you are unable to attend the public hearing, please forward comments by November 11, 2016 to: Pierce Transit – Transit Development Department ATTN: Max Henkle, Senior Planner, P.O. Box 99070, Lakewood, Washington 98496-0070 or mhenkle@piercetransit.org Registered SHUTTLE customers may obtain specialized transportation to and from the hearing by calling SHUTTLE at 253-581-8000, option 2, from one to five days in advance of the hearing. An interpreter for the hearing impaired will be provided upon request with a minimum notice of five days' notice. Deanne Jacobson, CMC Clerk of the Board IDX-729295 Published in the Tacoma Daily Index and Tacoma News Tribune on Wednesday, November 2, 2016.