SPENCER — The towns of Spencer and East Spencer are kicking off a public planning process for the development of a Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan.

Residents are encouraged to learn about and share their ideas on the location of pedestrian and bicycle routes and facilities within the towns. An online survey for citizen input can be found at www.surveymonkey.com/s/SESBikePed.

Two open house sessions will be held to gather additional public input. The sessions will take place on the following dates and will be drop-in style:

• Saturday, from 9 a.m. to noon at the 8th Street Park, 608 8th St. in Spencer.

• July 14th from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the East Spencer Town Hall, 105 S. Long St.

The same information will be provided at each open house.

For more information about the open house sessions and the plan, visit the project’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SESBikePed or contact Kathryn Clifton, land management director for Spencer, at 704-633-2231 or lmddir@ci.spencer.nc.us.