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Macon County commissioners unanimously approve four transit and capital grant awards
Summary
The Macon County Board of Commissioners approved four federal- and state-funded transportation and capital grants — including operating, capital and rural transit grants — and advanced a related resolution in the consent agenda, all by unanimous votes.
The Macon County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to accept four transportation and capital grant awards that county staff said are routine annual allotments from federal and state programs.
County staff presented four separate public hearings — a 53‑11 rural transit administrative grant, a 53‑10 operating grant for services to older adults and people with disabilities, a combined capital grant for vehicles and equipment, and a 50/50 concept grant that supports the WNC Express route to Asheville. No members of the public spoke on any of the grant items during the hearings.
The grants include the county’s routine allocation of federal and state transit funds. County staff said the 53‑11 administrative grant…
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