Special Westside Subway Hearing

Notice of Public Hearing

In response to the request from the City of Beverly Hills, the Metro Board of Directors will hold apublic hearing regarding the reasonableness of the location of the Constellation station in Century City and related tunnel alignment beneath Beverly Hills High School. The Board of Directors is not expected to take any action at the hearing. The Board could approve the location of the Century City station and related tunnel alignment, and the rest of the Subway, at its next regularly scheduled meeting on May 24th.

The hearing is scheduled for:

Thursday, May 17, 2012; 1:30-5PM
Metro Headquarters
Board Room, 3rd Floor
One Gateway Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90012

You can also phone in to listen to the hearing: 213-922-6045

ADA Accommodation
Special accommodations are available to the public for Metro-sponsored meetings. All requests for reasonable accommodations must be made at least three working days (72 hours) in advance of the scheduled meeting date. Please telephone (213) 922-4600 or the California Relay Service at 711 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, to make any such requests.

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