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LANTA asks Northampton County for $701,007 match; warns of possible 20% service cut and fare increases without state stabilization funds
Summary
Owen O'Neil, executive director of LANTA, asked Northampton County Council to contribute $701,007.27 for the authority's operating and capital-match needs and warned that, absent additional state stabilization funding, LANTA is preparing for possible service reductions of up to 20% beginning in January.
Owen O'Neil, executive director of Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority (LANTA), told Northampton County Council the authority requests a county contribution of $701,007.27 for the coming fiscal year. He said the largest portion of the request—approximately $644,000—represents Northampton County's share of a required match for the state operating assistance grant under Act 89; the remainder (about $57,000) is the county share of capital grant matches.
O'Neil told the council LANTA is awaiting a potential allocation of stabilization funds from PennDOT; if those funds are not awarded, the authority is preparing for…
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