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Eastern Panhandle Transit Authority seeks $150,000 local match to secure federal funding
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Eastern Panhandle Transit Authority requested $150,000 from Berkeley County to meet local-match requirements tied to federal operating and capital funds and described recent ridership gains and capital projects.
Eastern Panhandle Transit Authority Executive Director Elaine Bartelson asked the Berkeley County Commission for $150,000 in local funding to meet matching requirements that support federal operating and capital allocations.
Bartelson told the commission that EPTA requires $1.4 million in local match to secure its full federal allocation and currently generates about $975,000 in contract revenue; local jurisdictions’ contributions fill the remainder. She said last fiscal year ridership rose 94% to just under 266,000 trips and that the…
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