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Lee County approves MOU with Sanford to launch microtransit pilot and awards transit software to CTS
Summary
The Lee County Board of Commissioners approved an interlocal memorandum of understanding with the City of Sanford to implement a microtransit pilot funded by a $3.4 million NCDOT grant, and authorized negotiations to purchase a new transit software package from CTS, including ongoing maintenance costs.
The Lee County Board of Commissioners on May 19 approved an interlocal memorandum of understanding with the City of Sanford to implement a microtransit pilot funded by a Mobility for Everyone Everywhere grant and authorized the county to negotiate a contract with CTS for a new transit software platform.
The action implements a partnership tied to a $3,400,000 grant that the City of Sanford secured from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Angelina, Lee County staff overseeing the transit project, told commissioners the MOU and related resolution have been reviewed by both local legal teams and approved by NCDOT for grant purposes.
The MOU sets the framework for a microtransit service — an app- and call-center–driven, on‑demand transit option — to operate in designated zones within the city of Sanford. Angelina said the MOU leaves details such as hourly rates, final zone boundaries and hours of operation to be set later: “What we will work on moving forward is establishing the hourly rate, the final designated zones, the hours of operations, and…
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