Frequently Asked Questions

Complaints must be filed no later than 180 days from the last date of alleged discrimination. For assistance, contact the City of Snohomish Title VI Coordinator, Rebekah Park, at park@snohomishwa.gov.  

If your complaint is forwarded to another agency, you be provided the name and contact information of the employee handling your complaint.

Federal law prohibits retaliation against individuals because they have filed a discrimination complaint or otherwise participated in a discrimination investigation. Any alleged retaliation should be reported in writing to the investigator. 

FHWA will render final decisions in all cases including those investigated by WSDOT. There are no administrative appeal forums in Title VI complaints. Once FHWA issues its final agency decision, a compliant is closed. 

There is no prohibition against a complainant filing a Title VI complaint simultaneously with a local public agency, WSDOT, and FHWA.

All Title VI complaints are logged. The complaint log must contain the following information for each complaint filed:

• The name and address of the person filing the compliant.
• The date of the complaint.
• The basis of the complaint.
• The disposition of the complaint.
• The status of the complaint. 

Complainants have the right to file a complaint directly with the federal funding agency. The following address is where Title VI complaints may be filed directly with FHWA: 

Federal Highway Administration 

U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Civil Rights

8th Floor E81-105

1200 New Jersey Ave, SE

Washington, DC 20590

CivilRights.FHWA@dot.gov