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Transit agency outlines fair shuttle success and HEAP rule reversal that preserved utility aid for rural residents
Summary
UBEC/BTA described special-event ridership growth, a successful short-notice Tabiona shuttle that carried ~300 riders, and county staff said state officials reversed a proposed HEAP address rule after county intervention, preserving aid eligibility for many West Side households.
County transportation partners updated officials on the county's special-event and fixed-route services and an energy-assistance program that could affect vulnerable residents.
Laurie, a program staffer, summarized the Heating Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) track record and said a proposed state rule that would have required a physical address for applicants was rescinded after county officials raised…
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