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Kootenai County delays decision on transit vehicle grant and maintenance contract after public questions
Summary
The Board postponed action on an FTA 5339 grant and a three-year vehicle maintenance contract for paratransit vehicles after public concerns about who would operate new buses and where transit funds originate.
Kootenai County commissioners deferred action Jan. 21 on two transit items: a grant agreement to buy demand-response paratransit vehicles using FTA 5339 funds and a three-year maintenance contract for paratransit vehicles.
The grant before the board was identified as agreement C2579KC with the Idaho Transportation Department, using Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 5339 statewide funds in the amount of $396,000 with a local match of $99,000 for the county’s transit department. Chad Engel of the transit department told the board the grant agreement had "been reviewed and approved by legal." Engel said the funds would be used to purchase demand-response paratransit vehicles.
The board also considered a maintenance agreement with Kootenay Truck and…
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