The head of Hall County’s main transportation planning group told area government leaders Wednesday they should consider “critical needs” in terms of projects as the county moves forward on updating its long-range transportation plan. “Definitely, we have a lot more needs, project-wise,” said Srikanth Yamala, director of the Gainesville-Hall Metropolitan Planning Organization. In past long-term plan updates, “we were fortunate not to have to go through a massive cutting exercise, but this time around, I’m afraid we will be there,” he added.