The Cape Fear Rural Transportation Planning Organization (RPO) Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC) has elected officers for 2018. 

Brunswick County commissioner Frank Williams was re-elected chair and Whiteville Mayor Terry Mann was re-elected vice chair, according to a news release. 
 
The Cape Fear RPO covers Brunswick, Columbus and Pender counties. The organization serves as the intergovernmental organization for local elected officials, the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and residents of the region to work cooperatively to address rural transportation issues. 

The Rural Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC) is the RPO's advisory board and is comprised of elected officials from Brunswick, Columbus and Pender counties.
 
Although organized and tasked in a manner very similar to a Metropolitan Planning Organization, RPOs are grounded in state law rather than federal and are intended to address and improve rural area transportation planning processes. Administrative support for the Cape Fear RPO is provided by the Cape Fear Council of Governments. 

“As areas in our state west of I-95 become increasingly urbanized, it is important for those of us who live in eastern North Carolina to make our voices heard. I look forward to continuing to work with Vice Chairman Mann, the other members of the committee, staff, elected leaders in the communities we represent and the NCDOT to ensure that our rural transportation needs and priorities are heard,” Williams said in the release.