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Administrator presents $459,144 estimate to expand ADA paratransit service area; funding not available now
Summary
Staff outlined a plan to expand paratransit service 10 miles beyond current borders requiring about $459,144 in additional annual funding, nine more operators and four vehicles; administrators recommended receiving the information because no funding source was identified.
Augusta-Richmond County staff briefed the public services committee on a proposed expansion of ADA paratransit service that would extend service roughly 10 miles beyond the current border and add about 700 revenue hours annually.
Director Dottery (transcript uses Director Daughtry and administrator language) presented an estimate showing the expansion would cost $459,144 over a 12-month period. Staff said the expansion would require about nine additional operators and approximately four additional vehicles; the figure is based on contractor revenue-hour rates and current contractor capacity. Director Dottery emphasized the increase would not be immediate: revenue hours must accrue and staffing must be secured before riders can be served.
Administrator Allen told the committee there is currently no identified funding source for the roughly $459,144 increase and asked the committee to “receive as information” rather than approve funding at this time. The committee accepted the item as information with no objection.
