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Middletown hears Butler County RTA proposal to take grantee role for transit; local-match obligation highlighted
Summary
The Butler County Regional Transit Authority (BCRTA) briefed Middletown City Council on a proposed memorandum of understanding that would make BCRTA the federal-state grantee for the city’s transit program; officials said the move could reduce duplicated oversight but may create a potential local-match obligation if state funding changes.
The Middletown City Council on March 4 heard a presentation from the Butler County Regional Transit Authority on a proposed memorandum of understanding that would make BCRTA the federal and state grantee for the city’s transit program, shifting many compliance and operational responsibilities off city staff.
Council members were told the change would reduce duplicate audits and reporting required by the Federal Transit Administration and the Ohio Department of Transportation and could free city staff time. The RTA representative emphasized that the city’s obligation to provide a local match would remain if the state’s ODOT local funding program was reduced or discontinued.
“The way the city receives that match right now is through a funding program that ODOT…
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