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Craven County to accept federal Section 5307 funds, approve MOU with New Bern for MPO planning
Summary
The Craven County Board of Commissioners approved a memorandum of agreement authorizing the county to receive Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 funds and subgrant them to the New Bern Area MPO to continue regional transportation planning after deurbanization removed Section 5303 funding.
Craven County commissioners on July 21 approved a memorandum of agreement (MOU) authorizing the county to serve as the direct recipient of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307 funds and to pass planning funds to the New Bern Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO).
The action follows a presentation by county staff and Deanna Treble, the New Bern Area MPO administrator, who outlined funding changes after the area lost urbanized status in the 2020 census. Treble and county staff said Section 5303 funds that previously supported MPO planning will end this federal fiscal year; Section 5307 funds are available instead but require a…
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