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the east side of the interchange, along Ehlen Road, there is limited road construction and widening in Phase 1. County Staff determined that the Phase 1 improvements are consistent with the County's currently adopted and acknowledged Comprehensive Plan and implementing regulations. Specifically, the Aurora/Donald (Fargo) Interchange Area Sub-Area Plan documents the intersection spacing issues related to Bents Road and Ehlen Road and supports the Bents Road realignment to the west. Phase 2 includes relocating Dolores Way and relocating and widening Ehlen Road, improvements not envisioned in adopted County plans and would require a plan amendment to authorize these improvements. Specifically, Phase 2 improvements include: realigning Ehlen Road with a wider cross section under 1-5 to include new signalized intersections located at the northbound and southbound ramp intersections and two lanes in each direction with bike and pedestrian facilities; realigning Ehlen Road, west of 1-5, to the north and constructing a new Ehlen Road/Bents Road intersection; and realigning Dolores Way to create a new intersection farther east with Ehlen Road. The improvements to complete Phase 2 of the Project will be implemented when funding becomes available in the future. PUBLIC AND STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH A Public Involvement and Communications Plan for the TAMP project was formally initiated In January 2019. This entailed a decision-making process and schedule that included: building awareness about the need to make Aurora Donald 1-5 Interchange improvements; gathering public feedback at key milestones in selecting a preferred interchange design, as well as defining a project that could be built in the near term (Phase 1); and garnering support for the TAMP process. Information detailing public outreach efforts during each phase of the project is found in TAMP Section 6, Public Involvement, and Appendix R, Stakeholder and Public Involvement Technical Memorandum. As part of these efforts, the Marion County Board of Commissioners were kept up to date on the interchange concepts and alternatives considered, ODOT selection of a preferred alternative, design refinements of the full interchange, and definition of the Phase 1 improvements. A stakeholder group of interchange area businesses and property owners was convened periodically during 2019 to review the project's progress and direction and to share comments, questions, and concerns about proposed improvements to the interchange and county roads. The direct invitation list was built from businesses and property owners in the interchange area, but meetings were open to everyone. In addition, two public open houses were held to share project direction and to hear comments and concerns from the public about proposed improvements to the interchange and local roadways. 1-5:Aurora Donald Interchange(Exit 278)TAMP:Supporting Findings for Marion County Adoption 3