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State letter prompts Berrien County to refer regional transit issue to BCAT ad hoc committee
Summary
Commissioners reviewed an MDOT letter urging creation of a regional transportation body, expressed reluctance to fund a new study and agreed to ask BCAT members to test municipal support and report back.
Berrien County commissioners discussed a recent letter from the Michigan Department of Transportation urging creation of a regional transportation authority and agreed to refer the matter to the county’s BCAT ad hoc group for study and stakeholder outreach.
Commissioners and staff said the state communication warned that federal and state transit funding could be at risk if a longer-term regional arrangement is not developed. A staff member told the board the letter is “very clear notice that the clock is ticking” and said the county and local…
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