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Assembly approves federal grant to buy compressed natural gas buses and paratransit vans for borough transit
Summary
The Assembly voted 9-0 to accept Federal Transit Administration low- or no-emission grant funds and to appropriate local matching funds to buy compressed natural gas (CNG) buses and at least one paratransit van. Borough transit staff expects the grant will fund three to four buses and possibly a paratransit vehicle; local matching funds will come
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly voted unanimously Jan. 9 to accept federal low- or no-emission grant funding and to appropriate local matching funds to purchase compressed natural gas (CNG) transit buses and a paratransit van.
Michelle Denton, director of the borough Transportation Department, told the Assembly the grant comes from the Federal Transit Administration's low- or no-emission bus program and supports the borough's prior commitment to convert the transit…
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