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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The Ohio Department of Transportation is in the process of developing its Federal Fiscal Year 2020 through 2022 Triennial DBE Goals, which are required by the Code of Federal Regulation 49, Part 26. Through this process, ODOT is establishing two separate DBE goal methodologies – one for contracts funded by Federal Highway and one for Federal Transit.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For more information click <a href="http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/ODI/DBEGoals/Pages/DBE-Goals.aspx">here</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please register for one of the following <b>Public Meeting</b> location and times.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>June 24<sup>th</sup> Columbus</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> 10:00am – 12:00pm</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#006600'><a href="https://dbegoalmethodology-columbus.eventbrite.com">https://dbegoalmethodology-columbus.eventbrite.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#40BAC8'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>June 25<sup>th</sup> Cleveland</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> 12:00pm – 2:00pm</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#006600'><a href="https://dbegoalmethodology-cleveland.eventbrite.com">https://dbegoalmethodology-cleveland.eventbrite.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>June 26<sup>th</sup> Toledo</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> 10:00am – 12:00pm</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:.5in'><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#006600'><a href="https://dbegoalmethodology-toledo.eventbrite.com">https://dbegoalmethodology-toledo.eventbrite.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>June 27<sup>th</sup> Cincinnati</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> 10:00am – 12:00pm</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:.5in'><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#006600'><a href="https://dbegoalmethodology-cincinnati.eventbrite.com">https://dbegoalmethodology-cincinnati.eventbrite.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>June 27<sup>th</sup> Dayton</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> 2:00pm – 4:00pm</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:.5in'><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#006600'><a href="https://dbegoalmethodology-dayton.eventbrite.com">https://dbegoalmethodology-dayton.eventbrite.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Suzanne Hartfield-Turner, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NFBOH-Cleveland Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>C: (216) 990-6199<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>P: (641) 715-3900<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ex: 582705<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A: PO Box 141077<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cleveland, Ohio 44114<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>E: <a href="mailto:President.NFB.ClevelandOhio@Gmail.com">President.NFB.ClevelandOhio@Gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p 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