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Council schedules comment section after transit presentation; DRPT grant changes lower local match for Radford Transit
Summary
City staff said additional DRPT support will lower Radford’s local match for the TRIPS grant from 70% to 50% for the current fiscal year; council agreed to a public comment section following a transit presentation at the Jan. 27 meeting and staff will provide a full budget presentation and ridership report.
City staff told Radford City Council that the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) has offered additional funding that reduces the city’s local share on its TRIPS grant from 70% to 50% for the current fiscal year, producing near-term cost savings for Radford Transit.
Melissa (city staff) said DRPT’s change affects the local match for the third year of the TRIPS grant and that staff is still assembling revised budget numbers. She told the council she expected to…
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