Save the dates: You’re Invited to GSATS 2040 MTP Public Hearings

GSATS is gearing up for our 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) update better know as the Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). GSATS along with CDM Smith are hosting a series of public meetings on November 16th and 17th and would love for our committee members to be in attendance.   Each meeting will be in the format of a drop-in, open house style, allowing stakeholders and participants to come and go at their leisure and convenience.

Also, prior to the meeting we would like for our committee members to explore and participate with the interactive WikiMap.  WikiMap is an internet-based interactive mapping platform specifically tailored to the GSATS study area. WikiMap allows our committee members and public to address their concerns and desires with the regards to region’s transportation needs. The WikiMap can be accessed from home, work, or anywhere internet access is available via: www.tinyurl.com/GSATSwikimap 

In this first round of public meetings, four meetings will be held. All meetings are the same and are not restricted to a specific area. Please choose a meeting day and time that meets your schedule. Additional meetings will be held throughout the planning process.

If you are unable to attend a meeting or participate online via the project WikiMap, you may send written comments to Mark Hoeweler at the Waccamaw Regional Council of Goverments, 1230 Highmarket Street, Georgetown, SC 29440. For more information or for special needs requests (48 hours), please contact Mark Hoeweler at (843) 436-6130 or email: mhoeweler@wrcog.org or Edward Starks at (843)-436-6136 or email: estarks@wrcog.org .

11/14/2016 WRCOG Board of Director’s Agenda

The Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments Board of Director’s meeting will be on Monday, November 14, 2016 at 7:00 pm in the council’s conference room at 1230 Highmarket Street, Georgetown, SC 29440.

Click here to view: agenda11-14-2016

Incumbent Worker Training Assistance-Deadline Extended

Incumbent Worker Training Assistance – Deadline Extended

Pursuant to Hurricane Matthew, the deadline to apply for Incumbent Worker Training Assistance (IWT) through the Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments, under provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, has been extended until October 21^st.  The purpose of this IWT Program is to assist employers in training currently employed workers in an effort to keep businesses and workers competitive.  Private Sector South Carolina Employers located in the counties of Williamsburg, Georgetown and Horry in need of training for incumbent workers due to expansion and changing skill requirements caused by new technology, retooling, new product lines, and new organizational restructuring may be eligible for IWT assistance.  Interested employers must forward their request for IWT assistance to Ayla Hemeon, Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments, REFERENCE:  IWT PROGRAM, 1230 Highmarket Street, Georgetown, SC  29440, by October 21, 2016.  You may request an IWT Application by email to kmccutchen@wrcog.org or visit our website at http://www.waccamawworks.org.

10/10/2016 WRCOG Board of Director’s Agenda

The Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments Board of Director’s meeting will be on Monday, October 10, 2016 at 7:00 pm in the council’s conference room at 1230 Highmarket Street, Georgetown, SC 29440.

Click here to view: agenda10-10-2016

Notice of Public Comment-WIOA Regional Plan

Notice of Public Comment

The Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments, serving as the administrative entity for the Waccamaw Workforce Development Area, is accepting public comment on the Pee Dee Region’s four-year regional plan as required by The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014.  The Pee Dee Region includes the Waccamaw (Georgetown, Horry and Williamsburg counties), Santee Lynches (Sumter, Clarendon, Kershaw and Lee counties) and Pee Dee (Florence, Marion, Darlington, Dillon, Marlboro and Chesterfield counties) Workforce Development Areas. The region’s four year plan serves as a process that will plan for, build, begin to implement, and provide for sustaining a talent development system built on defining the talent pipeline at the regional level that will support the State’s strategic and operational goals.  The plan can be found online at www.waccamawworks.org or at www.wrcog.org.  Comments on the plan can be submitted by October 30, 2016 in writing to the attention of:

WIOA Regional Plan, 2016-2020

Public Comment
Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments
1230 Highmarket Street
Georgetown, SC  29440