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Johnston County discusses senior-center moves, JCATS expansion, federal transit funds and microtransit pilot
Summary
Johnston County staff told commissioners on April 7 that a building the county expected to use for a relocated Clayton senior center was sold without notice, and that federal grants and other funding are driving a series of JCATS capital and technology upgrades.
Johnston County staff briefed the Board of Commissioners on multiple transit and senior-center issues at the April 7 meeting, including building availability for Clayton and Benson senior centers, federal funding for JCATS capital improvements, and technology and vehicle investments aimed at expanding microtransit and on-demand services.
Josh Jensen, who presented for Community and Senior Services, said a property the county hoped to use for a relocated Clayton senior center had been sold without giving the county a right-of-first-refusal opportunity. Jensen said the county analyzed attendance and “we plugged in nearly 600 addresses into our GIS system at JCATS. And of the 600 people that regularly attend the Clayton Center, about 40% of them are Clayton citizens.” Jensen said that figure will be provided to the town of Clayton as part of discussions about subsidy or operational assistance. He also said the Benson facility currently used for a senior center may be sold when the town’s parks and recreation department moves this fall; that could create a need to find two replacement locations if both towns’ spaces become unavailable.
On JCATS, Jensen described recent and…
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