South Burlington, VT -
Mr. Robert H. Penniman, Board Chair of the Chittenden County Metropolitan
Planning Organization (CCMPO), announced the appointment of Mr. D. Scott Johnstone as the new CCMPO Executive Director effective October 1, 2005. Mr. William J. Knight, the current CCMPO Executive Director for the past four and a half years, announced his retirement in July of this year and has agreed to continue to assist Mr. Johnstone through to the end of the year, ensuring transition to new leadership for the CCMPO.
The Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Organization (CCMPO) is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the 18 municipalities of the Chittenden County region. Each year, the CCMPO oversees about $30 million in transportation investments. It evaluates and approves proposed transportation improvement projects and provides a forum for interagency cooperation and public input into funding decisions. It also sponsors and conducts studies, assists local municipalities with planning activities, and develops and updates the County's long range transportation plan (known as the Metropolitan Transportation Plan). Serving about 145,000 people, the CCMPO is Vermont's only MPO.
Mr. Johnstone has been with Stone Environmental, Inc, for the past two years where he served as Group Officer and Group Leader for their Water Resources and Wastewater business unit. Prior to joining Stone Environmental, Inc., Mr. Johnstone was Secretary and Deputy Secretary for the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources from 1998 into 2003. Mr. Johnstone was also the Director of the City of Burlington Department of Public Works and has served as the City's CCMPO Board Member.
"The CCMPO is fortunate to be able to bring Scott to the CCMPO at this important time. Scott will direct our regional, transportation planning efforts with strong leadership, cultivated professional relationships and proven local, State and Federal experience with, and an understanding of the importance of the critical linkages between the environment, economic development, land use and transportation. We are grateful to have been able to have Bill's experience and leadership over the past few years and appreciate his willingness to help us transition to new leadership," said Penniman.
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