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Crawford County commissioners to sign support letter for CCAP transit as agency seeks larger local match
Summary
CCAP asked the Crawford County Commission for a formal letter of support for state and federal transit grants and requested higher local matching funds for six county routes; commissioners agreed to sign a letter, with budget implications to follow.
Casey Brown, community engagement coordinator with CCAP, asked the Crawford County Commission at its June meeting for a formal letter of support and additional local matching funds to sustain six public transit routes that serve the county.
The request matters because CCAP said the county’s local contribution helps leverage state and federal grant funding that covers the majority of operating costs. “Our total cost we have to raise for Crawford County for those 6 routes is 240,000,” Brown told commissioners, and CCAP estimated an average local-match need of about $40,000 per route while saying counties historically provided roughly $16,000 per route.
Brown described the system’s mix of services: a fixed route in Pittsburg (the “Gus bus”), a pack route serving urban areas, and three on-demand general-public door-to-door services that can travel anywhere in the county. Scott Christensen, director of transportation, said the agency operates a van dedicated to Crawford County and that CCAP’s general-public service is offered without billing riders for trips: “We don't do any of that. We're we're free service,” Christensen said.
Commissioners and CCAP staff discussed who contributes to the current local match; Brown listed the City of Pittsburgh, PSU and Gerard Hospital among contributors and said CCAP also seeks nontraditional funders. Brown said CCAP uses local match to unlock about 70% state and federal funding for operations and that some grant programs do not cover ongoing costs such as salaries and fuel.
A commissioner moved and another seconded that the commission provide a letter of support and make signatures available; commissioners said they would sign a template CCAP would provide. No roll-call vote was recorded in the transcript; staff told CCAP they would prepare the letter on county letterhead and secure commissioners’ signatures.
CCAP asked the commission to consider the funding request as the county prepares its budget; the meeting’s published future-business schedule included budget work sessions with department heads on 06/10/2025 and 06/13/2025.
The presentation included operational details CCAP said it could supply later: a county-level breakdown for the $240,000 total was not provided at the meeting, and Brown said CCAP could provide a more detailed budget breakdown on request.
