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Craven County approves memorandum to route remaining federal transit planning funds to New Bern-area MPO
Summary
Craven County commissioners approved a memorandum of agreement authorizing the county to receive and pass through remaining Section 5307 funds so the New Bern Area MPO can continue regional transportation planning after loss of prior 5303 funding.
Craven County commissioners on July 21 approved a memorandum of agreement that will let the county receive remaining Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 funds and make them available to the New Bern Area Metropolitan Planning Organization.
The move follows the 2020 census, which removed the area’s urbanized designation and eliminated Section 5303 planning funding used historically by the MPO. County staff and the MPO told commissioners the change requires a new funding pathway for regional transportation…
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